Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Dinesen's loyalties during the war were on the side of which country? (from Book Two Tania, Chapters 15-20: Sea Change; A Still Country; The Clear Darkness; Safari Life; Lucifer's Child; The Wing of Death)

Germany.

Italy.

Denmark.

England.

2.

What did Dinesen and Bror do after Thomas left the farm? (from Book Two Tania, Chapters 21-24: Dramatis Personae; Intermezzo; Thomas; Kamante and Lulu)

Built a school.

Hired a new foreman.

Sold the farm.

Separated.

3.

What was the title of the last story Dinesen wrote? (from Book Four Pellegrina, Chapters 47-52: Baksheesh; Echoes;)

Temporary.

Temptations.

Tempests.

Temperatures.

4.

After the war, Dinesen's health disintegrated due to age and ___________________. (from Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 37-40: Winter's Tales; Life in a Cage; Heretics; Death of a Centaur)

Arthritis.

Syphilis.

Cancer.

Dementia.

5.

Which of the following does NOT describe Dinesen upon her return to her parents' home in Denmark? (from Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 33-36: Amor Fati; Seven Gothic Tales; In a Dark Wood; Out of Africa)

Amiable.

Hypersensitive.

Selfish.

Bad-tempered.

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