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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Four Pellegrina, Chapters 47-52: Baksheesh; Echoes;.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Dinesen accept a marriage proposal?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1948.

2. Which of the following was NOT something that made Bjornvig leave Dinesen?
(a) Her mood swings.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her manipulations.
(d) Her criticism.

3. What did Denys spend much of his time doing?
(a) Writing.
(b) Building.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Adventuring.

4. By what other name was Dinesen called?
(a) Karen Bingham.
(b) Karen Blixen.
(c) Karen Baxter.
(d) Karen Blitzen.

5. Dinesen considered herself to be ___________________ more than a novelist.
(a) an artist.
(b) a daughter.
(c) a wife.
(d) a storyteller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the state of Dinesen's marriage to Bror during this time?

2. How closely did Dinesen's stories parallel events and people in her own life?

3. Why did Dinesen not feel as if she needed to be faithful to Bror?

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

5. Why did Dinesen's coffee plantation fail?

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