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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. Who drags Nella out of the room after Nella discovers Johannes engaged in oral sex with someone else?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Otto.
(d) Marin.

2. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks about Bergen, Norway?
(a) She says that all they do there is hang thieves.
(b) She says that all they do there is trade fish.
(c) She says that all they do there is herd sheep.
(d) She says that all they do there is rob tourists.

3. When Marin decides that the cabinet house is too large to stay in the hall, where does she put it?
(a) In the parlor.
(b) In the best kitchen.
(c) In Nella's room.
(d) In the conservatory.

4. What does Nella do when she sees Johannes engaged in a sex act with someone else?
(a) She becomes catatonic.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She screams.
(d) She faints.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks what would happen if Agnes and Frans found out about Johannes's homosexuality?

2. What object does Marin refer to as being "early to ripe, early to rot" (15) in reference to Nella's perfume?

3. When Johannes kisses Nella for the first time, what happens to interrupt their kiss?

4. What does Agnes insist that Nella call her?

5. What items cover the walls of Johannes's study?

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