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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 one of the reasons that Dinesen's stories were so well received?
2. What country did 7,200 Jews evacuate to during the war?
3. What two animals did Dinesen and Denys come upon on New Year's Day?
4. Why did Dinesen feel abandoned by Denys in 1928?
5. Many of Dinesen's stories during this period address ______________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is known about the depths of despair Dinesen experienced after the loss of the coffee plantation and how did Deny's death, ironically, free her in a way?
2. How did Dinesen help the Danish Resistance movement during the war?
3. How did Dinesen's relationship with Denys initially work well for both of them?
4. How did Denys die and why was his death especially painful for Dinesen?
5. How was Dinesen conflicted about which role to pursue in her life?
6. How did Dinesen spend some time during the early years of World War II?
7. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig, and what role did he play in Dinesen's life?
8. How does the New Year's Day killing of two lions differ in reality from the way Dinesen portrayed it in "outof Africa"?
9. Why did Bjornvig leave Dinesen after four years together?
10. How was Dinesen's independent life in conflict with the norms for women in the early 20th century?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Independence takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the depiction of independence in so much of Dinesen's life? How strong were Dinesen's feelings and need for independence? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
Essay Topic 2
Create a brief character study of Isak Dinesen. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What was her daily life like? What were her primary motivations during her life?
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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