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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what language does Johannes say the dogs' names are culled?
(a) German.
(b) Sanskrit.
(c) Sumatran.
(d) Scandinavian.

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

3. Where does Marin say Johannes's homosexuality resides?
(a) In his imagination.
(b) In his soul.
(c) In the throes of his lust.
(d) In his heart.

4. In what year does the first chapter of Part One take place?
(a) 1603.
(b) 1594.
(c) 1686.
(d) 1772.

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.

6. For what purpose does Nella remove her shoes in the doorway of her new home upon her arrival?
(a) To be over-polite until she learns the rules of the house.
(b) They are muddy from her walk.
(c) To show that country girls have manners, too.
(d) They are making too much noise on the entryway floor.

7. What mode of transportation do Nella and Johannes use to get to the Silversmiths Guild feast?
(a) Boat.
(b) Carriage.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Horseback.

8. When Marin says that the Brandts had sent their second best barge after Nella, whom does she say is using the family's best barge?
(a) Jack.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Otto.
(d) Marin.

9. How does Nella injure herself the night of her first kiss with Johannes?
(a) She falls out of bed and hits her head.
(b) She kicks the leg of the cabinet house.
(c) She bangs her hip into a table on her way out of the room.
(d) She stumbles on the last two stairs down to the kitchen.

10. What physical injury does Marin inflict on Nella when she finds Nella snooping within the library?
(a) She yanks out some of Nella's hair.
(b) She bruises Nella's arm.
(c) She fractures Nella's finger.
(d) She fractures Nella's arm.

11. What is NOT a symptom of her father's dwindling financial status listed by Nella?
(a) The servants had fallen away.
(b) The family had no longer drunk wine.
(c) The meat had gotten scraggier.
(d) The soup had thinned.

12. For how many days does Nella pretend to sleep when Marin comes to sit on the end of the bed?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

13. Agnes tells Nella that Johannes and Frans met when they were how old?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 22.
(d) 28.

14. How does Nella go about contacting the miniaturist to request an order?
(a) She slips a letter under the miniaturist's door.
(b) She sends Otto to deliver a verbal message to the miniaturist.
(c) She goes and meets with the miniaturist in person at his shop.
(d) She sends Cornelia to deliver a verbal message to the miniaturist.

15. Who delivers the package containing Nella's first miniatures?
(a) The miniaturist.
(b) Otto.
(c) Jack.
(d) Johannes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls from between the pages of a book when Nella is snooping around in the library?

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

3. Who is the only person in Nella's life who enjoys bringing up and discussing the past?

4. What object does Marin say that her family has that Nella's family does not, even though Nella's family has an "ancient pedigree" (12)?

5. Who is the focus of the event taking place within the novel's prologue?

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