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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two Tania, Chapters 15-20: Sea Change; A Still Country; The Clear Darkness; Safari Life; Lucifer's Child; The Wing of Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease did Dinesen contract from Bror?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Malaria.

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

3. What did Dinesen begin to do at the age in #37?
(a) Drank alcohol.
(b) Smoked cigarettes.
(c) Went hunting.
(d) Kept a diary.

4. Why did Wilhelm Dinesen kill himself?
(a) His wife left him.
(b) He contracted a debilitating disease.
(c) He was in a public scandal.
(d) His business failed.

5. What title did Dinesen attain after her marriage?
(a) Lady.
(b) Duchess.
(c) Princess.
(d) Baroness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Dinesen's maternal family oppose her interest in the men in #25?

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

3. In what type of business was Wilhelm Dinesen involved?

4. In which of the following arts was Dinesen NOT adept?

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

(see the answer key)

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