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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 country did 7,200 Jews evacuate to during the war?

2. What was one of the reasons that Dinesen's stories were so well received?

3. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?

4. Dinesen's stories about Bjornvig in the 1950s were about _______________________.

5. Dinesen was ___________________ in the classic sense.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. In what ways did Dinesen suffer after her departure from Africa?

7. How did the syphilis take its toll on Dinesen, and who helped her through this difficult time?

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

9. How did Denys die and why was his death especially painful for Dinesen?

10. How did Dinesen's pregnancy split her relationship with Denys and what reunited them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the impact that Isak Dinesen had on the world of literature in the 20th century. How was her work perceived? What did she give up in order to create? How did she feel about her own work? How is Dinesen perceived today on the world stage of literature?

Essay Topic 2

The author points out more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two examples which either embody or create disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Bror Blixen. What did he look like? What was his family background? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

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