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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. What was the name of Dinesen's younger brother who enlisted in the Danish army?
(a) Friedrik.
(b) Edgar.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Hans.

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

3. What was Dinesen's most famous literary work?
(a) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(b) Babbette's Feast.
(c) The Sound and the Fury.
(d) Out of Africa.

4. What relation was Dinesen's fiance to the man she loved?
(a) His twin brother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His school friend.
(d) His cousin.

5. Dinesen considered the aristocratic landowners to be __________________.
(a) advanced.
(b) civilized.
(c) racists.
(d) political.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Dinesen spend most of her time during her childhood?

2. Who was Dinesen's younger sister?

3. How old was Dinesen when her father died?

4. What was Dinesen's nickname?

5. What was Isak Dinesen's home country?

(see the answer key)

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