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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Dinesen upon her return to her parents' home in Denmark?
(a) Hypersensitive.
(b) Bad-tempered.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Amiable.

2. What did Dinesen's family help her do that was a positive thing?
(a) Establish a school.
(b) Re-established her literary career.
(c) Start a jewelry business.
(d) Buy a home in Denmark.

3. With what did Dinesen struggle throughout her life?
(a) Power.
(b) Weight.
(c) Love.
(d) Money.

4. Why did Dinesen feel abandoned by Denys in 1928?
(a) His visits were sporadic and brief.
(b) He moved back to England.
(c) He did not write letters anymore.
(d) He was seeing another woman.

5. In what year did Dinesen turn 50?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1947

6. Dinesen was ___________________ in the classic sense.
(a) Gothic.
(b) Contemporary.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Romantic.

7. How did Dinesen feel about this period of her life (mid-1920s)?
(a) It was the high point of her life.
(b) It was a time of good and bad.
(c) It was a pleasant time.
(d) It was a time she would like to forget.

8. Unresolved conflicts in Dinesen's life created ____________________.
(a) her suicide attempt.
(b) her mood swings.
(c) her business failure.
(d) her divorce.

9. What did Dinesen believe about her relationship with Bjornvig?
(a) They would have married if she had been younger.
(b) It was a mother/child situation.
(c) She sold her soul to the devil.
(d) He was her true soul mate.

10. Why did Bjornvig suffer a nervous breakdown?
(a) He could not make any money.
(b) Dinesen did not return his love for her.
(c) Dinesen psychologically manipulated him.
(d) All his friends betrayed him.

11. What country did 7,200 Jews evacuate to during the war?
(a) America.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Sweden.

12. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?
(a) Their soldiers were ill-trained.
(b) There were hardly any Jews left there.
(c) They ignored Hitler's demands.
(d) It refused to support Germany.

13. Durind Dinesen's time, competing with a man was considered to be ___________________.
(a) amusing.
(b) admirable.
(c) a waste of time.
(d) unwomanly.

14. How could Denys best be described?
(a) A confirmed bachelor.
(b) A politican.
(c) An author.
(d) A good cook.

15. What type of surgery did Dinesen have in 1955?
(a) Hip.
(b) Heart.
(c) Foot.
(d) Spine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig?

2. What disease was Dinesen suffering from when she left Africa?

3. When did Dinesen return to the coffee plantation after the trip with Denys?

4. What was Dinesen forced to do in December of 1930?

5. What is a Gypsy Moth?

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