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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. What did Dinesen help with during the war?
(a) The Resistance Movement.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) News reporting.
(d) The United Nations.

2. Dinesen's mother came from a family of ___________________.
(a) musicians.
(b) sculptors.
(c) self-made millionaires.
(d) athletes.

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

4. Most of Dinesen's work was created in which literary style?
(a) Historical.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Biographical.
(d) Science Fiction.

5. What two animals did Dinesen and Denys come upon on New Year's Day?
(a) Lions.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Antelope.
(d) Elephants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Andreas Nicolaj Hansen?

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

3. In what year did the Dinesen house burn down?

4. In what year did Dinesen leave for Africa?

5. Which of the following did Dinesen NOT auction off?

(see the answer key)

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