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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two Tania, Chapters 15-20: Sea Change; A Still Country; The Clear Darkness; Safari Life; Lucifer's Child; The Wing of Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year was the work in #6 created?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1999.

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

4. With whom did Dinesen build a rapport while in Africa?
(a) The aristocratic landowners.
(b) The local minister.
(c) The local politicians.
(d) The African natives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Dinesen's older sister?

2. Why did Wilhelm Dinesen kill himself?

3. To what country did Dinesen and her fiance plan to move?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Wilhelm Dinesen?

5. In what year did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?

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