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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One Tanne Chapters 9-14: Countess Daisy; First Tales; Love, Humble and Audacious; Rue; La Valse Mauve; Noble Prospects.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subject did Dinesen study at the Copenhagen Royal Academy?
(a) History.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Music.
(d) Art.

2. What was the wish that Dinesen's aunt had for Dinesen?
(a) To compose an opera.
(b) To get married.
(c) To become a doctor.
(d) To get a Masters degree.

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

4. With whom did Dinesen fall in love?
(a) Henry Braun.
(b) Hans Blixen.
(c) Hiram Blunt.
(d) Hank Brauer.

5. In what year did Dinesen publish her first story?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. In photographs from her childhood, Dinesen appeared to the the _______________ sister.

2. In which city did Dinesen study art?

3. In what type of business was Wilhelm Dinesen involved?

4. Most of Dinesen's work was set in the __________________ or earlier.

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

(see the answer key)

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