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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: "Escape" - Part Four: "The Actor".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nella discovers that Marin has been hiding a pregnancy, how soon does Nella believe the baby will arrive?
(a) She believes that the baby is nearly ready to arrive.
(b) She believes that Marin is in her second trimester.
(c) She believes that the baby must be overdue.
(d) She believes that Marin is in her first trimester.

2. What is NOT an action Marin admits to taking in order to keep her pregnancy a secret?
(a) She has been wearing loose clothing.
(b) She has been binding her breasts.
(c) She has been wearing a metal girdle.
(d) She has been soaking rags in pigs' blood.

3. Nella considers taking what action now that Jack has disappeared?
(a) Hiring a permanent nanny.
(b) Hiring a permanent doorman.
(c) Hiring a permanent cook.
(d) Hiring a permanent guard dog.

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

5. Before Johannes tries to flee Amsterdam, he tells Nella to guard and watch someone. Of whom is he speaking?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Jack.
(c) Marin.
(d) The miniaturist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Nella put into her hair the night of Johannes's departure to Venice?

2. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks what would happen if Agnes and Frans found out about Johannes's homosexuality?

3. Which doll from the cabinet house does Marin throw into the street over the protests of Nella?

4. What month does Marin insist is the one in which Johannes absolutely must sail to Venice?

5. When Johannes tells Marin to stop acting like she owns the household, what reason does he give?

(see the answer key)

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