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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. In what year did the Dinesen house burn down?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1898.

2. Why was Dinesen more attracted to her father's family?
(a) They took her on trips.
(b) They were very down to earth.
(c) They spoiled her.
(d) They were all very funny.

3. Who was Dinesen's younger sister?
(a) Eva.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Elaine.

4. What was Dinesen's most famous literary work?
(a) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(b) Out of Africa.
(c) The Sound and the Fury.
(d) Babbette's Feast.

5. What did Dinesen and her fiance plan to establish in the country in #52?
(a) A farm.
(b) A travel company.
(c) A publishing company.
(d) A school.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in Africa, Dinesen became an accomplished _____________________.

2. What relation was Dinesen's fiance to the man she loved?

3. How old was Dinesen when her father died?

4. What happened to Dinesen after the death of her sister?

5. In what year did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?

(see the answer key)

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