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

2. Who was Dinesen's older sister?
(a) Ingeborg.
(b) Irma.
(c) Inga.
(d) Inger.

3. Sometimes women who competed with men were considered to be ___________________.
(a) role models.
(b) losers.
(c) over achievers.
(d) lesbians.

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

5. Dinesen thought that _________________________ were among the most courageous acts a human could do.
(a) recognizing and acknowledging heroism.
(b) identifying and eliminating poverty.
(c) acknowledging and confronting an abyss.
(d) validating and praising people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dinesen do after being at home in Denmark for awhile?

2. What happened to Dinesen after the death of her sister?

3. Dinesen was ___________________ in the classic sense.

4. What was the name of the family home where Dinesen decided to spend time in 1900?

5. How old was Dinesen when she and Bror divorced?

(see the answer key)

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