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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. How much younger does Nella decide she is than Marin?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. What items cover the walls of Johannes's study?
(a) Political pamphlets.
(b) Maps.
(c) Fashion design sketches.
(d) Interior design sketches.

3. When Marin does not introduce herself, for whom does Nella mistake her new sister-in-law?
(a) Johannes's great-aunt.
(b) The wet nurse.
(c) The maid.
(d) Nella's mother-in-law.

4. What does the narrator list as the one object that "the reformers didn't pull down" (1)?
(a) The library.
(b) The public market.
(c) The church roof.
(d) The art museum.

5. Whom does Nella try to convince to retrieve the doll thrown into the street by Marin?
(a) Marin.
(b) Jack.
(c) Rezeki.
(d) Cornelia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unexpected act does Johannes undertake when he finally returns from Venice?

2. To Nella's surprise, Marin tells her that what object will protect the Brandt household in the face of Johannes's homosexuality?

3. For what reason does Hole-Face say he does not and will not speak to the miniaturist?

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

5. For how many days does Nella pretend to sleep when Marin comes to sit on the end of the bed?

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