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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: "Eight Dolls" - "Part Three: "Souls and Purses".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marin say that her society does to homosexuals like Johannes?
(a) She says they are stripped of all property and business.
(b) She says they burn them.
(c) She says they excommunicate them.
(d) She says they drown them.

2. On what day does Johannes allow Otto and Cornelia "to dress up like lords and eat at his table" (183)?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) All Hallow's Eve.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Epiphany.

3. When Nella turns away from watching Johannes's barge leave, whom does she see standing by the bend of the canal?
(a) Marin.
(b) Otto.
(c) Frans.
(d) Jack.

4. What is the characteristic feature that helps everyone in the Brandt household distinguish between their dogs Rezeki and Dhana?
(a) The spot on Rezeki's belly.
(b) The spot above Dhana's eye.
(c) The spot on Rezeki's ear.
(d) The spot on Dhana's belly.

5. When Nella realizes that she has not sent her unwanted items along with the note to the miniaturist, what does she do with them?
(a) She gives them to Cornelia for disposal.
(b) She throws them into the street.
(c) She places them inside the cabinet house.
(d) She burns them in the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nella gets back to her room after her first kiss with Johannes, what does she do?

2. How does Peebo get out of the Brandt house?

3. The Nella doll that Nella receives from the miniaturist is carrying what two items in its tiny hands?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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