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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two Tania, Chapters 29-32: Lion Hunt; Visitors to the Farm; Spirits of the Air; Closing the Parentheses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a cherished event in family life when Dinesen was growing up?
(a) Vacations.
(b) Sunday brunch.
(c) Storytelling.
(d) Birthday parties.

2. How did Hans Blixen die?
(a) In a car crash.
(b) In a lake.
(c) A terminal illness.
(d) In an airplane crash.

3. What happened to Dinesen after the death of her sister?
(a) She went into a deep depression.
(b) She and her remaining sister drifted apart.
(c) She immersed herself in her studies.
(d) She tried to kill herself.

4. What type of family was the person in #39 from?
(a) Royal.
(b) Poor.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Single parent.

5. Why did Dinesen not feel as if she needed to be faithful to Bror?
(a) He was not faithful to her.
(b) He declared that he no longer loved her.
(c) They were divorcing.
(d) They had an open marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dinesen have to sell in order to pay bills during this time?

2. With whom did Dinesen fall in love?

3. In which of the following arts was Dinesen NOT adept?

4. In Dinesen's book "Out of Africa", who kills the animals in #112?

5. Sometimes Denys would show Dinesen movies about __________________.

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