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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. Where did Dinesen live during World War II?
(a) Africa.
(b) Denmark.
(c) France.
(d) England.

2. What were some of the first things that Dinesen wrote?
(a) Essays.
(b) Little plays.
(c) Nursery rhymes.
(d) Poems.

3. How did Denys react when Dinesen told him she might have been pregnant?
(a) He was less than enthusiastic.
(b) He was thrilled.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was stunned.

4. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?
(a) They ignored Hitler's demands.
(b) There were hardly any Jews left there.
(c) It refused to support Germany.
(d) Their soldiers were ill-trained.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Dinesen try to do after Bror left?

5. What country did 7,200 Jews evacuate to during the war?

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