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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. Why did Dinesen arrange to have a biography written?
(a) She wanted some sort of legacy.
(b) She made a deal with a publisher.
(c) She wasn't comfortable writing a memoir.
(d) She bowed to her fans' pressure.

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

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

4. In Dinesen's book "Out of Africa", who kills the animals in #112?
(a) She kills both of them.
(b) The safari guide kills both of them.
(c) She kills one and Denys kills one.
(d) Denys kills both of them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What likely caused Dinesen's miscarriage of a baby?

2. What was the title of the last story Dinesen wrote?

3. Who was Andreas Nicolaj Hansen?

4. Why did Bjornvig suffer a nervous breakdown?

5. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?

(see the answer key)

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