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

2. 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 should run away.
(c) She feels as if she is being made fun of.
(d) She feels as if she is being watched.

3. What items cover the walls of Johannes's study?
(a) Political pamphlets.
(b) Maps.
(c) Interior design sketches.
(d) Fashion design sketches.

4. For what job does Johannes tell Marin he has hired Jack?
(a) To rehabilitate the gardens.
(b) To guard the sugar.
(c) To help Cornelia scour the pots.
(d) To deliver messages.

5. What is NOT an expectation of life in the Brandt household that Nella says she would do anything to remove from her head?
(a) True love.
(b) Marriage beds.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Children.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marin does not introduce herself, for whom does Nella mistake her new sister-in-law?

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

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

4. What is Marin's reply to the specific culinary request Nella makes upon her arrival at the Brandt house?

5. What mode of transportation do Nella and Johannes use to get to the Silversmiths Guild feast?

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