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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. Which friend injected some liveliness into Dinesen's life during this time?
(a) Daphne Findier.
(b) Doris Fitz.
(c) Dagmar Frielo.
(d) Daisy Frijs.

2. How did Hans Blixen die?
(a) A terminal illness.
(b) In an airplane crash.
(c) In a car crash.
(d) In a lake.

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

4. In what type of business was Wilhelm Dinesen involved?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Shipping.
(c) Education.
(d) Agriculture.

5. Dinesen's loyalties during the war were on the side of which country?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dinesen became interested in Georg Brandes and ______________________.

2. In which of the following arts was Dinesen NOT adept?

3. Dinesen was adamant about not living her life _____________________.

4. In what year did Dinesen leave for Africa?

5. How old was Dinesen when her father died?

(see the answer key)

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