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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. What task has Cornelia been forced to undertake for weeks prior to Nella's arrival, causing Nella to worry that Cornelia will hold the task against her indefinitely?
(a) Building a cabinet house.
(b) Refinishing the floors in Nella's rooms.
(c) Embroidering the linens and pillows with Nella's monogram.
(d) Sewing Nella a wardrobe of new dresses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Johannes at the time of his and Nella's wedding?

3. For how many days does Nella pretend to sleep when Marin comes to sit on the end of the bed?

4. Who delivers the package containing Nella's first miniatures?

5. Who drags Nella out of the room after Nella discovers Johannes engaged in oral sex with someone else?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Nella decide to visit Johannes at his work?

2. How do Nella's expectations of Marin's reaction differ from Marin's real reaction when Nella tells her about Johannes's homosexuality?

3. How does Nella characterize the people in her life in relation to dwelling on the past?

4. What does Nella's parakeet Peebo symbolize?

5. How do Marin's and Nella's views of Nella's situation in the Brandt household differ?

6. What is Otto's history?

7. What is the significance of Nella's lute performance during the Meermans' visit?

8. How does Nella feel when Marin reveals that she has known all along that her brother Johannes is gay?

9. Describe Nella's first kiss with Johannes.

10. What is the first disagreement between Nella and Marin, and who wins it?

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