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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 was the one thing that Thomas admired about Dinesen?
(a) Her compassion.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her business sense.
(d) Her writing.

2. In 1923 Dinesen's health failed due to Malaria or _________________.
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

4. What did Dinesen and Bror raise on their farm?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what country did Dinesen and her fiance plan to move?

2. What was Isak Dinesen's home country?

3. What was the name of the family home where Dinesen decided to spend time in 1900?

4. What did Dinesen try to do after Bror left?

5. Dinesen never wanted to be like _________________.

(see the answer key)

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