Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

After the war, Dinesen entered the ___________________ market in the United States. (from Book Three Isak Dinesen, Chapters 37-40: Winter's Tales; Life in a Cage; Heretics; Death of a Centaur)

magazine.

book.

radio.

newspaper.

2.

Dinesen's stories about Bjornvig in the 1950s were about _______________________. (from 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?)

love without sex.

platonic friends.

the collision of geniuses.

soul mates.

3.

What was the title of the last story Dinesen wrote? (from Book Four Pellegrina, Chapters 47-52: Baksheesh; Echoes;)

Tempests.

Temptations.

Temperatures.

Temporary.

4.

What was the state of Dinesen's marriage to Bror during this time? (from Book Two Tania, Chapters 25-28: A Love of Parallels; Nature and the Ideal; Holding Out; A Release from Self)

Their divorce was finalized.

They were working on it.

They were separated.

They renewed their vows.

5.

Which of the following does NOT describe Denys? (from Book Two Tania, Chapters 25-28: A Love of Parallels; Nature and the Ideal; Holding Out; A Release from Self)

A confirmed bachelor.

Dinesen's soul mate.

Anxious to be a father.

Emotional and clinging.

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