View a FREE sample

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 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) Wealth.
(c) Children.
(d) Marriage beds.

2. What falls from between the pages of a book when Nella is snooping around in the library?
(a) A love note.
(b) A property deed.
(c) A last will and testament.
(d) A handwritten RSVP.

3. What instrument had Nella played for Johannes during their very brief courtship?
(a) Lute.
(b) Harpsichord.
(c) Piano.
(d) Harp.

4. What does the narrator list as the one object that "the reformers didn't pull down" (1)?
(a) The library.
(b) The public market.
(c) The art museum.
(d) The church roof.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Rezeki's name mean?

4. Nella muses that unlike Marin, her husband Johannes always gives her what type of answer?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 234 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample