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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. Dinesen was adamant about not living her life _____________________.
(a) through a husband.
(b) as a sculptor.
(c) as a teacher.
(d) in Europe.

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

3. The person in #39 reminded Dinesen of __________________.
(a) her father.
(b) her aunt.
(c) her roommate.
(d) her sister.

4. Who did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?
(a) Inga Westendorff.
(b) Ingeborg Westenholz.
(c) Irma Weisenheimer.
(d) Inger Stevens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dinesen's nickname?

2. Why was Dinesen more attracted to her father's family?

3. Why did Wilhelm Dinesen kill himself?

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

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

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