View a FREE sample

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 leave for Africa?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1913.

2. After the war, Dinesen entered the ___________________ market in the United States.
(a) book.
(b) radio.
(c) newspaper.
(d) magazine.

3. What could be said for the characters in Dinesen's stories?
(a) They lived for themselves.
(b) They were evil.
(c) They were one-dimensional.
(d) They were very religious.

4. In which of the following arts was Dinesen NOT adept?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Prose.
(d) Culinary.

5. What was Dinesen's most famous literary work?
(a) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(b) Babbette's Feast.
(c) The Sound and the Fury.
(d) Out of Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of business was Wilhelm Dinesen involved?

2. The aristocratic landowners in Africa considered the natives to be ________________.

3. Why did Dinesen's coffee plantation fail?

4. What city did Dinesen vacation in after her surgeries?

5. Why was Dinesen more attracted to her father's family?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 184 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample