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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 she is being made fun of.
(b) She feels as if she should run away.
(c) She feels as if she is being watched.
(d) She feels as if the whole neighborhood is staring at her.

2. When Johannes kisses Nella for the first time, what happens to interrupt their kiss?
(a) Marin walks into the room.
(b) Peebo starts to make noise.
(c) He touches the back of her neck.
(d) She puts her hand on his breeches.

3. What is the purpose of the Meermans' visit to the Brandt household on the night Nella performs music?
(a) So that the Brandts can taste Cornelia's raspberry cordial.
(b) So that the Brandts can taste the Meermans' sugar.
(c) So that the Meermans can taste Otto's braised rabbit.
(d) So that the Meermans can taste the Brandts' sugar.

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

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) Marriage beds.
(b) Children.
(c) Wealth.
(d) True love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many younger siblings does Nella have, and what gender(s) are her siblings?

2. How does Nella come to own the cabinet house?

3. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks about Bergen, Norway?

4. From what source does the author provide both of the text's epigraphs?

5. What does Marin say that her society does to homosexuals like Johannes?

(see the answer key)

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