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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 37-40: Winter's Tales; Life in a Cage; Heretics; Death of a Centaur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which city did Dinesen study art?
(a) Rome.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Madrid.

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

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

4. With whom did Dinesen fall in love?
(a) Hans Blixen.
(b) Henry Braun.
(c) Hiram Blunt.
(d) Hank Brauer.

5. What did Dinesen help with during the war?
(a) News reporting.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) The United Nations.
(d) The Resistance Movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dinesen go when she needed a break from her life for awhile?

2. After the war, Dinesen entered the ___________________ market in the United States.

3. How closely did Dinesen's stories parallel events and people in her own life?

4. What did Dinesen and her fiance plan to establish in the country in #52?

5. To what country did Dinesen and her fiance plan to move?

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