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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 41-46: Folie a Deux; Goddess and Barfly; The Immortal Story; The Pact Is Broken; Betrayals; Should Not My Mind Keep the Knots?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Dinesen when she and Bror divorced?
(a) 40.
(b) 55.
(c) 32.
(d) 27.

2. What was the name of Dinesen's younger brother who enlisted in the Danish army?
(a) Edgar.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Friedrik.
(d) Hans.

3. What could be said for the characters in Dinesen's stories?
(a) They lived for themselves.
(b) They were very religious.
(c) They were evil.
(d) They were one-dimensional.

4. Who believed that both sexes should be celibate before marriage and monogamous afterward?
(a) Priests.
(b) Educators.
(c) Feminists.
(d) Nuns.

5. When Dinesen was in her 70s, she was ___________________.
(a) vivacious.
(b) thin and pale.
(c) active.
(d) near death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did 7,200 Jews evacuate to during the war?

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

3. Why did Dinesen go to Berlin in 1940?

4. Which of the following was NOT a typical theme for Dinesen's work?

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

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