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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 was the result of the disease's impact on Dinesen?

2. Many of Dinesen's stories during this period address ______________________.

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

4. What two animals did Dinesen and Denys come upon on New Year's Day?

5. What was the state of Dinesen's marriage to Bror during this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the New Year's Day killing of two lions differ in reality from the way Dinesen portrayed it in "outof Africa"?

2. How did Dinesen spend some time during the early years of World War II?

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

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 was Dinesen conflicted about which role to pursue in her life?

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

7. Why was Dinesen considered to be a controversial celebrity?

8. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig, and what role did he play in Dinesen's life?

9. How did Dinesen behave when it seemed as if she would lose the plantation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Denys Finch Hatton. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What was his intellectual outlook? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Wilhelm Dinesen. What did he look like? 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?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of independence is an important one in Dinesen's life and in her work. Describe how it extends through setting, subjects, technique, etc. and provide examples for each.

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