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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 33-36: Amor Fati; Seven Gothic Tales; In a Dark Wood; Out of Africa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Denys?
(a) Emotional and clinging.
(b) Dinesen's soul mate.
(c) Anxious to be a father.
(d) A confirmed bachelor.

2. In Dinesen's book "Out of Africa", who kills the animals in #112?
(a) The safari guide kills both of them.
(b) She kills both of them.
(c) She kills one and Denys kills one.
(d) Denys kills both of them.

3. Sometimes women who competed with men were considered to be ___________________.
(a) over achievers.
(b) lesbians.
(c) role models.
(d) losers.

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

5. What did Dinesen's family help her do that was a positive thing?
(a) Start a jewelry business.
(b) Re-established her literary career.
(c) Establish a school.
(d) Buy a home in Denmark.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1923 Dinesen's health failed due to Malaria or _________________.

2. In what year did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?

3. What was one of the reasons that Dinesen's stories were so well received?

4. In what city did Dinesen go on a shopping spree after a good harvest in 1918?

5. What was one thing Dinesen had trouble adjusting to upon her return to Denmark?

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