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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. In which city did Dinesen study art?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) Madrid.

2. Unresolved conflicts in Dinesen's life created ____________________.
(a) her business failure.
(b) her mood swings.
(c) her suicide attempt.
(d) her divorce.

3. Dinesen never wanted to be like _________________.
(a) the women at church.
(b) her childhood friends.
(c) her friends' mothers.
(d) the other women in her family.

4. What were some of the first things that Dinesen wrote?
(a) Nursery rhymes.
(b) Poems.
(c) Little plays.
(d) Essays.

5. Why did Dinesen go to Berlin in 1940?
(a) Journalistic assignment.
(b) To visit friends.
(c) To free Jewish people.
(d) Vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the war, Dinesen's health disintegrated due to age and ___________________.

2. What relation was Dinesen's fiance to the man she loved?

3. With whom did Dinesen fall in love?

4. What did Dinesen help with during the war?

5. Where did Dinesen go when she needed a break from her life for awhile?

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