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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two Tania, Chapters 15-20: Sea Change; A Still Country; The Clear Darkness; Safari Life; Lucifer's Child; The Wing of Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which city did Dinesen study art?
(a) Rome.
(b) New York.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Paris.

3. Who became a very close friend to Dinesen in Africa?
(a) The native foreman of the plantation.
(b) The minister's wife.
(c) The shipping office manager.
(d) The gentlemen's club manager.

4. With whom did Dinesen spend most of her time during her childhood?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her sisters.
(c) Her nanny.
(d) Her mother.

5. Dinesen was adamant about not living her life _____________________.
(a) as a sculptor.
(b) in Europe.
(c) as a teacher.
(d) through a husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dinesen had made a few friends in Africa who were on the ________________ side in the war.

2. Why did Dinesen's maternal family oppose her interest in the men in #25?

3. What disease did Dinesen contract from Bror?

4. What was Dinesen's native language?

5. In what type of business was Wilhelm Dinesen involved?

(see the answer key)

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