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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: "Study" - Part Two: "Tales" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feeling does Nella have upon first arriving at the Brandt house when no one will answer the door?
(a) She feels as if the whole neighborhood is staring at her.
(b) She feels as if she is being watched.
(c) She feels as if she is being made fun of.
(d) She feels as if she should run away.

2. What were Johannes and Frans both doing when they first met?
(a) Working as butchers.
(b) Serving in the Navy.
(c) Working as sugar purveyors.
(d) Working on VOC ships.

3. How much younger does Nella decide she is than Marin?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. Nella muses that unlike Marin, her husband Johannes always gives her what type of answer?
(a) Satisfactory.
(b) Thoughtful.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Interesting.

5. Who is the only person in Nella's life who enjoys bringing up and discussing the past?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Nella's father.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Nella's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls from between the pages of a book when Nella is snooping around in the library?

2. Whom does Nella see engaging in oral sex with Johannes when she visits his work?

3. Marin threatens Nella, saying that if Nella leaves the cabinet house empty, she will turn Johannes's gift into a crime of what?

4. What instrument does Nella play during the performance for the Meermanses?

5. Who drags Nella out of the room after Nella discovers Johannes engaged in oral sex with someone else?

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