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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two Tania, Chapters 21-24: Dramatis Personae; Intermezzo; Thomas; Kamante and Lulu.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who became a very close friend to Dinesen in Africa?
(a) The native foreman of the plantation.
(b) The gentlemen's club manager.
(c) The minister's wife.
(d) The shipping office manager.

2. How could Dinesen's marriage to Bror be described?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Content.

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

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

5. Which war further strained Dinesen's relations with the aristocratic landowners in Africa?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Crimean War.
(c) The War of 1812.
(d) World War I.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom did Dinesen spend most of her time during her childhood?

3. What did Dinesen and her fiance plan to establish in the country in #52?

4. What title did Dinesen attain after her marriage?

5. In what year did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?

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