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

2. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?
(a) Their soldiers were ill-trained.
(b) They ignored Hitler's demands.
(c) There were hardly any Jews left there.
(d) It refused to support Germany.

3. What did most of Dinesen's fans think she was?
(a) Misunderstood.
(b) Blunt.
(c) Enigmatic.
(d) Crass.

4. Why did Dinesen's maternal family oppose her interest in the men in #25?
(a) Their philosophies were too radical.
(b) They were not Jewish.
(c) They would never amount to much.
(d) They were enemies of the state.

5. What was the wish that Dinesen's aunt had for Dinesen?
(a) To get married.
(b) To become a doctor.
(c) To compose an opera.
(d) To get a Masters degree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Most of Dinesen's work was set in the __________________ or earlier.

2. What did Dinesen and Bror raise on their farm?

3. What was one of Dinesen's routine activities?

4. What caught Denys' attention in 1930?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Bror?

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