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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 37-40: Winter's Tales; Life in a Cage; Heretics; Death of a Centaur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Durind Dinesen's time, competing with a man was considered to be ___________________.
(a) unwomanly.
(b) amusing.
(c) admirable.
(d) a waste of time.

2. What did Dinesen try to do after Bror left?
(a) Start a jewelry company.
(b) Open a safari business.
(c) Run the coffee plantation.
(d) Sell the farm.

3. How did Denys react when Dinesen told him she might have been pregnant?
(a) He was stunned.
(b) He was angry.
(c) He was thrilled.
(d) He was less than enthusiastic.

4. What relation was Dinesen's fiance to the man she loved?
(a) His school friend.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His twin brother.
(d) His uncle.

5. In what year did Dinesen leave for Africa?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. The person in #39 had a disregard for _________________.

2. What did Dinesen begin to do at the age in #37?

3. How could Denys best be described?

4. Dinesen never wanted to be like _________________.

5. Why did Dinesen go to Berlin in 1940?

(see the answer key)

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