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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 destroys Soerensen's ship?

2. Who is Thusmu?

3. What types of bird feathers does Saufe collect?

4. What month does Babette tell the two women her wishes to prepare the entire anniversary meal?

5. Who recalls growing up in poverty while they look at Ferdinand?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Clay want to enact the story of the sailor?

2. What happens after Thusmu visits Saufe?

3. Who is the Duke of Marbod?

4. Describe Babette.

5. What is significant about the Blue Boar tavern?

6. What happens to Lispeth and the infant?

7. How does Virginie prepare for her role?

8. Who is Mathias?

9. Describe Paul, the sailor.

10. What does Herr Soerensen do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze Saufe's character as a dreamer in "The Diver" and how his dreams threaten order in his town.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the way Ardnt's fears of potentially causing harm to another woman he cares for, foreshadows the events that unfold in "Tempests".

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how Prospero and Arial from Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and Soerensen and Malli from Dinesen's "Tempests" parallel and reflect each other.

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