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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. Sometimes Denys would show Dinesen movies about __________________.
(a) vacation destinations.
(b) his childhood.
(c) wildlife.
(d) native people.

2. How did the aristocratic landowners in Africa feel about Dinesen?
(a) They supported her.
(b) They exiled her.
(c) They were wary of her.
(d) They never accepted her.

3. To what country did Dinesen and her fiance plan to move?
(a) India.
(b) Kenya.
(c) China.
(d) England.

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

5. What disease did Dinesen contract from Bror?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) Pneumonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Dinesen in 1906?

2. What was the wish that Dinesen's aunt had for Dinesen?

3. When did Denys die?

4. What was the name of Dinesen's younger brother who enlisted in the Danish army?

5. What was the name of the family home where Dinesen decided to spend time in 1900?

(see the answer key)

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