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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One Tanne, Chapters 5-8: Three Sisters; The Road to Katholm; Aunt Bess; Art and Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Isak Dinesen's home country?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Norway.
(d) Sweden.

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

3. In what movement did Dinesen become interested?
(a) Religious.
(b) Feminist.
(c) Healthcare.
(d) Education.

4. What happened to Dinesen after the death of her sister?
(a) She and her remaining sister drifted apart.
(b) She immersed herself in her studies.
(c) She went into a deep depression.
(d) She tried to kill herself.

5. In which of the following arts was Dinesen NOT adept?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Culinary.
(c) Prose.
(d) Drawing.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which relative did Dinesen develop a conflict?

2. Most of Dinesen's work was created in which literary style?

3. Who did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?

4. What was the name of the family home where Dinesen decided to spend time in 1900?

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

(see the answer key)

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