View a FREE sample

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

2. How old was Dinesen when she and Bror divorced?
(a) 55.
(b) 32.
(c) 27.
(d) 40.

3. Who proposed marriage to Dinesen?
(a) Bror Blixen.
(b) Brian Bilson.
(c) Brice Broer.
(d) Broward Blunt.

4. How could Denys best be described?
(a) A politican.
(b) A good cook.
(c) An author.
(d) A confirmed bachelor.

5. What country did 7,200 Jews evacuate to during the war?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dinesen considered herself to be ___________________ more than a novelist.

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

3. What did Dinesen begin to do at the age in #37?

4. What did Dinesen help with during the war?

5. What split Dinesen and Denys apart for a while?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 153 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample