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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What could be said for the characters in Dinesen's stories?

2. How old was Dinesen when she and Bror divorced?

3. What made Dinesen think about emigrating from Denmark during the war?

4. What did Dinesen try to do after Bror left?

5. After the war, Dinesen's health disintegrated due to age and ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Dinesen's sensibilities and interests slot her work as Romanticism.

2. How did Dinesen and Denys live during their relationship?

3. Why did Bjornvig leave Dinesen after four years together?

4. How did Dinesen fare when trying to run the coffee plantation on her own and why was her temporary return to Denmark not a positive move for her?

5. How well did Dinesen adapt to her return to Denmark?

6. How did Dinesen's relationship with Denys initially work well for both of them?

7. How did Dinesen help the Danish Resistance movement during the war?

8. To what does the author draw parallels with Dinesen's work during middle age?

9. What was the underlying theme in the stories contained in "Winter's Tales" written during the early years of the war?

10. Why did Dinesen feel that Bjornvig needed to suffer through his studies in Germany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Thomas Dinesen. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What do we know of him? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in Europe in the early twentieth century. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What roles did Dinesen fill which made men in her life uncomfortable? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

It is said that a writer writes what he knows and an artist creates what he knows. What does this statement mean? Did Dinesen write about what she knew? Give three examples to support your answer.

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