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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. The stories in the book in #148 reflected her longing for _____________________.
(a) children.
(b) adventure.
(c) financial prosperity.
(d) something she once had.

2. Dinesen considered herself to be ___________________ more than a novelist.
(a) a wife.
(b) an artist.
(c) a storyteller.
(d) a daughter.

3. What likely caused Dinesen's miscarriage of a baby?
(a) Emotional trauma.
(b) A fall down stairs.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Syphilis treatments.

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

5. How closely did Dinesen's stories parallel events and people in her own life?
(a) A few were similar.
(b) They were exactly alike.
(c) They were very similar.
(d) They were not alike at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the state of Dinesen's marriage to Bror during this time?

2. Which friend injected some liveliness into Dinesen's life during this time?

3. How did Denys react when Dinesen told him she might have been pregnant?

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

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

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