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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The stories in the book in #148 reflected her longing for _____________________.
(a) adventure.
(b) children.
(c) financial prosperity.
(d) something she once had.

2. After the war, Dinesen became involved with a movement of young ___________________.
(a) politicians.
(b) business people.
(c) spiritualists.
(d) authors and poets.

3. What type of work kept Denys busy in 1928?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Airline pilot.
(c) Political campaigning.
(d) Safari guide.

4. How closely did Dinesen's stories parallel events and people in her own life?
(a) A few were similar.
(b) They were very similar.
(c) They were exactly alike.
(d) They were not alike at all.

5. What was the result of the disease's impact on Dinesen?
(a) She went insane.
(b) She had to have oxygen.
(c) She was crippled.
(d) She became very thin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Denys?

2. Unresolved conflicts in Dinesen's life created ____________________.

3. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig?

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

5. How did Denys die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Denys die and why was his death especially painful for Dinesen?

3. What are some reasons that Dinesen's work was so well received during her lifetime?

4. How did Dinesen's pregnancy split her relationship with Denys and what reunited them?

5. What was the underlying theme in the stories contained in "Winter's Tales" written during the early years of the war?

6. How did Dinesen's relationship with Denys initially work well for both of them?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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