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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Within what experience does Marin say people's truest selves are found?

2. What emotion does Nella admit feeling when she realizes that she will never engage in sexual activity within her marriage?

3. What is NOT something that happens when the St. George Militia arrives at the Brandt house?

4. For how many years has Johannes had Rezeki at the time of her death?

5. What kind of clock is in Nella's bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Nella detects a tenderness and genuine friendship developing between herself and Johannes, what is her reaction?

2. What happens when the militia arrives in Part Three: "Horseshoe"?

3. What is Marin about to do when Nella enters her room in Part Three: “Hidden Bodies"? Why?

4. What act does Johannes tell Marin he has undertaken for her and "against the counsel" (219) of his soul?

5. What does Johannes mean when he says that he has married a child and that he has done it for Marin?

6. Why do Nella and Marin argue in Part Four: “Verkeerspel"?

7. Why does Johannes give Nella a list of names in Part Three: "Escape"?

8. What admissions does Marin make to Nella in Part Three: “Hidden Bodies"?

9. How much does Nella obtain for the sugar in Part Four: "The Hopeful Loaf"? What are her intentions with the profits?

10. What is the implication of Jack's charge against Johannes in Part Three: "Horseshoe"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the many instances of irony within the novel's narrative and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 2

What is the author's message regarding motherhood and femininity and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of Nella's world in Seventeenth-Century Holland. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author set a particular mood for each of the three scenes.

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