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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. What did Dinesen try to do after Bror left?
(a) Sell the farm.
(b) Open a safari business.
(c) Run the coffee plantation.
(d) Start a jewelry company.

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

3. After the war, Dinesen's health disintegrated due to age and ___________________.
(a) Dementia.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Arthritis.

4. What relation was Dinesen's fiance to the man she loved?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His school friend.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His twin brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?

2. What did Denys do for Dinesen that was better than anyone else could do?

3. With whom did Dinesen fall in love?

4. Where did Dinesen live during World War II?

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

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