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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two Tania, Chapters 29-32: Lion Hunt; Visitors to the Farm; Spirits of the Air; Closing the Parentheses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dinesen found that female students at the Copenhagen Royal Academy ____________________.
(a) were more likely to study on weekends.
(b) were treated as if they were biding their time until marriage.
(c) dropped out more frequently than males.
(d) swooned easily at their male instructors.

2. How old was Dinesen in 1906?
(a) 18.
(b) 14
(c) 29.
(d) 21.

3. How did Denys die?
(a) Terminal illness.
(b) Plane crash.
(c) Gunshot wound.
(d) Animal attack.

4. What happened to Dinesen after the death of her sister?
(a) She immersed herself in her studies.
(b) She and her remaining sister drifted apart.
(c) She went into a deep depression.
(d) She tried to kill herself.

5. What was the wish that Dinesen's aunt had for Dinesen?
(a) To get a Masters degree.
(b) To compose an opera.
(c) To get married.
(d) To become a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who became a very close friend to Dinesen in Africa?

2. Who believed that both sexes should be celibate before marriage and monogamous afterward?

3. Who was Denys Finch Hatton?

4. How did Hans Blixen die?

5. What did Dinesen choose to do to relieve stress and anxiety?

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