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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: "Escape" - Part Four: "The Actor".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first object through which Jack pushes his dagger while inside the Brandt house?
(a) A sheet.
(b) Rezeki's skull.
(c) Dhana's belly.
(d) A painting.

2. What is true of ALL of the dolls left on the front step of the Brandt house?
(a) Every person represented by a doll is a person Nella despises.
(b) Every person represented by a doll is a friend of Nella's.
(c) Every doll has a small chip on its upper lip.
(d) Every person represented by a doll is a person within Johannes's circle.

3. Where does Marin say Johannes's homosexuality resides?
(a) In the throes of his lust.
(b) In his imagination.
(c) In his heart.
(d) In his soul.

4. In what year does the first chapter of Part One take place?
(a) 1772.
(b) 1603.
(c) 1686.
(d) 1594.

5. How does Peebo get out of the Brandt house?
(a) He escapes from the cabinet house and flies out the front door.
(b) He flies out of an open window.
(c) Nella decides to set him free in a meadow.
(d) Marin takes him out of the cage and throws him into the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nella hears sobbing and opens Marin's door, what color is the liquid she sees Marin about to drink?

2. What is the main difference Nella sees between the maids back in Assendelft and Cornelia?

3. For what transgression does Jack reveal he has visited the Brandt house this day with violent intentions?

4. What is the characteristic feature that helps everyone in the Brandt household distinguish between their dogs Rezeki and Dhana?

5. What item does Nella put into her hair the night of Johannes's departure to Venice?

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