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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. Nella recalls that her father had been both wary and what of Amsterdam's wealth and power?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Awed.
(c) Curious.
(d) Hopeful.

2. 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) Marriage beds.
(d) Children.

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

4. Marin threatens Nella, saying that if Nella leaves the cabinet house empty, she will turn Johannes's gift into a crime of what?
(a) Profligacy.
(b) Sloth.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Larceny.

5. Marin tells Nella that women can do nothing, and that only if they are very lucky can they even do what?
(a) Have children.
(b) Fix the mistakes others make.
(c) Retain their dignity.
(d) Please their husbands.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT a symptom of her father's dwindling financial status listed by Nella?

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

4. What does the narrator list as the one object that "the reformers didn't pull down" (1)?

5. What excuse does Marin provide when Johannes does not show up on time to meet with the Meermans?

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