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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 the only activity that Dinesen and Bror enjoyed doing together?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Hosting dinner parties.
(c) Going on safari.
(d) Playing pool.

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

3. What did Denys spend much of his time doing?
(a) Building.
(b) Adventuring.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Writing.

4. What were some of the first things that Dinesen wrote?
(a) Little plays.
(b) Nursery rhymes.
(c) Poems.
(d) Essays.

5. Which of the following was NOT a typical theme for Dinesen's work?
(a) Young love.
(b) Heroism.
(c) Perversion.
(d) Courage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dinesen begin to do at the age in #37?

2. What did Denys do for Dinesen that was better than anyone else could do?

3. How did Denys die?

4. What caught Denys' attention in 1930?

5. What did most of Dinesen's fans think she was?

(see the answer key)

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