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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: "Eight Dolls" - "Part Three: "Souls and Purses".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What task has Cornelia been forced to undertake for weeks prior to Nella's arrival, causing Nella to worry that Cornelia will hold the task against her indefinitely?
(a) Sewing Nella a wardrobe of new dresses.
(b) Embroidering the linens and pillows with Nella's monogram.
(c) Building a cabinet house.
(d) Refinishing the floors in Nella's rooms.

2. What object does Marin say that her family has that Nella's family does not, even though Nella's family has an "ancient pedigree" (12)?
(a) Wheat in the food cellar.
(b) Fish in their own lake.
(c) A warm, dry house.
(d) A hedge maze.

3. What does Marin say that her society does to homosexuals like Johannes?
(a) She says they drown them.
(b) She says they excommunicate them.
(c) She says they burn them.
(d) She says they are stripped of all property and business.

4. What instrument does Nella play during the performance for the Meermanses?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Piano.
(c) Lute.
(d) Xylophone.

5. What is the main difference Nella sees between the maids back in Assendelft and Cornelia?
(a) Cornelia is treated more like a member of the family than the maids in Assendelft are.
(b) Cornelia behaves with much more freedom and familiarity.
(c) Cornelia behaves with much more decorum and politeness.
(d) Cornelia is paid three times what the maids in Assendelft are paid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person in Nella's life who enjoys bringing up and discussing the past?

2. To Nella's surprise, Marin tells her that what object will protect the Brandt household in the face of Johannes's homosexuality?

3. When Nella compares Assendelft with Amsterdam, what does she decide is the only thing she can currently call her own?

4. What excuse does Marin provide when Johannes does not show up on time to meet with the Meermans?

5. Who feels responsible for Rezeki's death, even though someone else was her real killer?

(see the answer key)

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