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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. What is NOT a characteristic of the Brandt house that Nella lists as she returns from following Otto?
(a) She can hear the sounds of dogs barking.
(b) The front door is wide open.
(c) She cannot hear any human voices.
(d) She can hear a woman screaming.

2. What is true of ALL of the dolls left on the front step of the Brandt house?
(a) Every doll has a small chip on its upper lip.
(b) Every person represented by a doll is a friend of Nella's.
(c) Every person represented by a doll is a person Nella despises.
(d) Every person represented by a doll is a person within Johannes's circle.

3. Which doll from the cabinet house does Marin throw into the street over the protests of Nella?
(a) Nella.
(b) Marin.
(c) Jack.
(d) Johannes.

4. For what reason does Hole-Face say he does not and will not speak to the miniaturist?
(a) He says that the miniaturist never emerges from the shop.
(b) He says that he does not understand her language.
(c) He says he owes the miniaturist money.
(d) He says the miniaturist has the Devil in her.

5. How long does Hole-Face say the miniaturist has been living in town?
(a) Three or four months.
(b) Two or three weeks.
(c) Five to six years.
(d) Two or three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before going to visit the miniaturist at night, what item does Nella place around the Nella doll's tiny neck?

2. Nella dreams of which character "wearing one of Marin's animal skulls upon his curly head" (180)?

3. What is the main difference Nella sees between the maids back in Assendelft and Cornelia?

4. What ritual does the narrator describe Amsterdammers taking part in on the first day of each year?

5. What fact does Nella tell Cornelia is the only thing she knows about the miniaturist?

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