Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What split Dinesen and Denys apart for a while? (from Book Two Tania, Chapters 25-28: A Love of Parallels; Nature and the Ideal; Holding Out; A Release from Self)

Bror.

His travel.

Her pregnancy.

Her illness.

2.

Why did Dinesen arrange to have a biography written? (from Book Four Pellegrina, Chapters 47-52: Baksheesh; Echoes;)

She bowed to her fans' pressure.

She wanted some sort of legacy.

She wasn't comfortable writing a memoir.

She made a deal with a publisher.

3.

What was the only activity that Dinesen and Bror enjoyed doing together? (from Book Two Tania, Chapters 15-20: Sea Change; A Still Country; The Clear Darkness; Safari Life; Lucifer's Child; The Wing of Death)

Hosting dinner parties.

Playing pool.

Going on safari.

Traveling.

4.

What was the state of Dinesen's marriage to Bror during this time? (from Book Two Tania, Chapters 25-28: A Love of Parallels; Nature and the Ideal; Holding Out; A Release from Self)

They were working on it.

They renewed their vows.

They were separated.

Their divorce was finalized.

5.

What was the nature of the relationship between Dinesen and Thomas? (from Book Two Tania, Chapters 21-24: Dramatis Personae; Intermezzo; Thomas; Kamante and Lulu)

Shy.

Contentious.

Amiable.

Loving.

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