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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One Tanne Chapters 9-14: Countess Daisy; First Tales; Love, Humble and Audacious; Rue; La Valse Mauve; Noble Prospects.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Dinesen when her father died?
(a) 17.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. With which relative did Dinesen develop a conflict?
(a) Aunt Betty.
(b) Aunt Bess.
(c) Aunt Belinda.
(d) Aunt Beryl.

3. With whom did Dinesen fall in love?
(a) Hans Blixen.
(b) Henry Braun.
(c) Hank Brauer.
(d) Hiram Blunt.

4. How old was Dinesen in 1906?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 14
(d) 29.

5. Dinesen found that female students at the Copenhagen Royal Academy ____________________.
(a) were treated as if they were biding their time until marriage.
(b) swooned easily at their male instructors.
(c) were more likely to study on weekends.
(d) dropped out more frequently than males.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?

2. What was Dinesen's nickname?

3. What was Dinesen's native language?

4. What was Isak Dinesen's home country?

5. Most of Dinesen's work was set in the __________________ or earlier.

(see the answer key)

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