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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 37-40: Winter's Tales; Life in a Cage; Heretics; Death of a Centaur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Durind Dinesen's time, competing with a man was considered to be ___________________.
(a) unwomanly.
(b) amusing.
(c) admirable.
(d) a waste of time.

2. What was a cherished event in family life when Dinesen was growing up?
(a) Sunday brunch.
(b) Vacations.
(c) Birthday parties.
(d) Storytelling.

3. What did Dinesen and Bror do after Thomas left the farm?
(a) Separated.
(b) Built a school.
(c) Hired a new foreman.
(d) Sold the farm.

4. With what did Dinesen struggle throughout her life?
(a) Money.
(b) Weight.
(c) Love.
(d) Power.

5. What type of work kept Denys busy in 1928?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Airline pilot.
(c) Safari guide.
(d) Political campaigning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dinesen have to sell in order to pay bills during this time?

2. Where did Denys take Dinesen in 1929?

3. Who believed that both sexes should be celibate before marriage and monogamous afterward?

4. Which friend injected some liveliness into Dinesen's life during this time?

5. Who was Dinesen's younger sister?

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