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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. What subject did Dinesen study at the Copenhagen Royal Academy?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Music.
(c) Art.
(d) History.

2. What topic did Thomas suggest for Dinesen's writing during this period?
(a) Romance.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Africa.
(d) Adventure.

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

4. With which relative did Dinesen develop a conflict?
(a) Aunt Betty.
(b) Aunt Belinda.
(c) Aunt Bess.
(d) Aunt Beryl.

5. In what year did Dinesen turn 50?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1947
(d) 1958.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which war further strained Dinesen's relations with the aristocratic landowners in Africa?

2. By what other name was Dinesen called?

3. In what year did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?

4. What was Isak Dinesen's home country?

5. What was the nature of the relationship between Dinesen and Thomas?

(see the answer key)

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