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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 33-36: Amor Fati; Seven Gothic Tales; In a Dark Wood; Out of Africa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bror do while Dinesen was spending time in the city in #78?
(a) Make business contacts for a new venture.
(b) Went to the horsetracks and casinos.
(c) Returned to Africa and lived like a playboy.
(d) Visited old friends and family members.

2. In what city did Dinesen go on a shopping spree after a good harvest in 1918?
(a) Paris.
(b) Madrid.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

3. How did Hans Blixen die?
(a) In a car crash.
(b) In a lake.
(c) A terminal illness.
(d) In an airplane crash.

4. What was the name of the family home where Dinesen decided to spend time in 1900?
(a) Katholm.
(b) Kathton.
(c) Kathberg.
(d) Kathcart.

5. Sometimes Denys would show Dinesen movies about __________________.
(a) wildlife.
(b) native people.
(c) his childhood.
(d) vacation destinations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dinesen was always interested in writing and ________________.

2. What relation was Dinesen's fiance to the man she loved?

3. Which pet of Dinesen's died during this period?

4. In what year did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?

5. In what year did the Dinesen house burn down?

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