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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Part One: "Outside In" - "Marriage Parties".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the focus of the event taking place within the novel's prologue?
(a) Marin.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Nella and Johannes.

2. How many dogs reside within the Brandt household?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

4. From what source does the author provide both of the text's epigraphs?
(a) The 95 Theses.
(b) Cotton Mather's The Invisible World.
(c) The Magna Carta.
(d) The King James Bible.

5. Who is heard giggling in the shadows during Marin and Nella's first meeting?
(a) Frans.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Otto.
(d) Cornelia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what purpose does Nella remove her shoes in the doorway of her new home upon her arrival?

3. What is NOT a reason listed among Nella's reasons for accepting Johannes's marriage proposal?

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

5. What physical injury does Marin inflict on Nella when she finds Nella snooping within the library?

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