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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 41-46: Folie a Deux; Goddess and Barfly; The Immortal Story; The Pact Is Broken; Betrayals; Should Not My Mind Keep the Knots?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Dinesen forced to do in December of 1930?
(a) Have gallbladder surgery.
(b) Auctioned the plantation.
(c) Cut back on coffee production.
(d) Borrow money from her father.

2. Unresolved conflicts in Dinesen's life created ____________________.
(a) her suicide attempt.
(b) her divorce.
(c) her mood swings.
(d) her business failure.

3. What subject did Dinesen study at the Copenhagen Royal Academy?
(a) Music.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Art.
(d) History.

4. When did Denys die?
(a) May 1931.
(b) July 1939.
(c) April 1954.
(d) May 1919.

5. What did Dinesen and Bror raise on their farm?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Cattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the result of the disease's impact on Dinesen?

2. What type of work kept Denys busy in 1928?

3. What did Dinesen have to sell in order to pay bills during this time?

4. Who was Dinesen's older sister?

5. After the war, Dinesen entered the ___________________ market in the United States.

(see the answer key)

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