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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 of Dinesen's sisters died at an early age?
(a) Inger.
(b) Mai.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Kristina.

2. In what year was the work in #6 created?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1937.

3. Which war further strained Dinesen's relations with the aristocratic landowners in Africa?
(a) World War II.
(b) The War of 1812.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Crimean War.

4. In what year did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?
(a) 1954
(b) 1777.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1901.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dinesen's nickname?

2. By what other name was Dinesen called?

3. What was Dinesen's most famous literary work?

4. What was Isak Dinesen's home country?

5. Dinesen's mother came from a family of ___________________.

(see the answer key)

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