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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dinesen was adamant about not living her life _____________________.
(a) through a husband.
(b) in Europe.
(c) as a teacher.
(d) as a sculptor.

2. Who believed that both sexes should be celibate before marriage and monogamous afterward?
(a) Priests.
(b) Educators.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Feminists.

3. Some of Dinesen's letters to her family hinted at _____________________.
(a) relocation.
(b) religion.
(c) divorce.
(d) suicide.

4. What was Dinesen's nickname?
(a) Tanya.
(b) Tanne.
(c) Tamme.
(d) Toni.

5. Who was Dinesen's younger sister?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Eva.

6. How did Dinesen feel when Thomas went away?
(a) She was glad he was gone.
(b) She missed him.
(c) She was too busy to notice he was gone.
(d) She fell into a deep depression.

7. Most of Dinesen's work was set in the __________________ or earlier.
(a) nineteenth century.
(b) twenty first century.
(c) eighteenth century.
(d) twentieth century.

8. Who did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?
(a) Inger Stevens.
(b) Ingeborg Westenholz.
(c) Inga Westendorff.
(d) Irma Weisenheimer.

9. What was the one thing that Thomas admired about Dinesen?
(a) Her compassion.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her business sense.
(d) Her writing.

10. The person in #39 reminded Dinesen of __________________.
(a) her roommate.
(b) her father.
(c) her aunt.
(d) her sister.

11. Why did Dinesen not feel as if she needed to be faithful to Bror?
(a) He declared that he no longer loved her.
(b) They were divorcing.
(c) They had an open marriage.
(d) He was not faithful to her.

12. What did Dinesen choose to do to relieve stress and anxiety?
(a) Read.
(b) Paint.
(c) Pray.
(d) Yoga.

13. Which pet of Dinesen's died during this period?
(a) Bird.
(b) Cat.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Dog.

14. What was Dinesen's native language?
(a) German.
(b) Danish.
(c) French.
(d) English.

15. How could Dinesen's marriage to Bror be described?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Content.
(d) Exciting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dinesen's loyalties during the war were on the side of which country?

2. Most of Dinesen's work was created in which literary style?

3. The person in #39 had a disregard for _________________.

4. In 1923 Dinesen's health failed due to Malaria or _________________.

5. What did Bror do while Dinesen was spending time in the city in #78?

(see the answer keys)

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