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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Four Pellegrina, Chapters 47-52: Baksheesh; Echoes;.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who became a very close friend to Dinesen in Africa?
(a) The native foreman of the plantation.
(b) The minister's wife.
(c) The gentlemen's club manager.
(d) The shipping office manager.

3. What award was Dinesen nominated for many times but did not win?
(a) The Newbery Award.
(b) The Falconian Prize.
(c) The Pulitzer Prize.
(d) The Nobel Prize.

4. Dinesen became interested in Georg Brandes and ______________________.
(a) Benito Mussolini.
(b) Carl Jung.
(c) Fredrick Nietzsche.
(d) Joseph Stalin.

5. The aristocratic landowners in Africa considered the natives to be ________________.
(a) frightening.
(b) warriors.
(c) inferior.
(d) magical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had Dinesen primarily married Bror?

2. Some of Dinesen's letters to her family hinted at _____________________.

3. How did the aristocratic landowners in Africa feel about Dinesen?

4. What was Isak Dinesen's home country?

5. Which war further strained Dinesen's relations with the aristocratic landowners in Africa?

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