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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: "The Guilder and the Doll" - Part Five: "Nova Hollandia".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nella come to own the cabinet house?
(a) It is a wedding present from Nella's mother.
(b) It is a wedding present from Marin.
(c) It is a wedding present from Johannes.
(d) She finds it in the attic of the Brandt house and claims it as her own.

2. For what transgression does Jack reveal he has visited the Brandt house this day with violent intentions?
(a) Marin has told Jack that he can no longer work for the Brandts.
(b) Cornelia has told Jack that he can no longer enter the house when Johannes is not present.
(c) Johannes has told Jack that he can no longer work for the Brandts.
(d) Johannes has told Jack that they can no longer engage in a sexual relationship.

3. Who testifies in court to seeing Johannes rape and stab Jack behind a warehouse when Nella arrives to see the court proceedings?
(a) Frans.
(b) Otto.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Hanna.

4. What reason does Johannes give Nella when she asks the reason for Jack's betrayal?
(a) Money.
(b) Love.
(c) Passion.
(d) Philosophy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Johannes's eyes?

2. For what characteristic does Nella try to tell herself she is searching the doll made in her own likeness?

3. How does Nella injure herself the night of her first kiss with Johannes?

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

5. When Nella turns away from watching Johannes's barge leave, whom does she see standing by the bend of the canal?

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