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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. Marin tells Nella that women can do nothing, and that only if they are very lucky can they even do what?
(a) Retain their dignity.
(b) Have children.
(c) Fix the mistakes others make.
(d) Please their husbands.

2. What is the final object through which Jack pushes his dagger before he leaves the Brandt house?
(a) A painting.
(b) Rezeki's skull.
(c) A sheet.
(d) Dhana's belly.

3. Nella dreams of which character "wearing one of Marin's animal skulls upon his curly head" (180)?
(a) Jack.
(b) The miniaturist.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Otto.

4. What does Nella announce aloud just before she goes out in the night to speak to the miniaturist?
(a) She says she means no harm.
(b) She summons her guardian angel.
(c) She says that she wishes for God to protect her.
(d) She says she is not frightened.

5. What is NOT an element Nella understands to be one of the terms of her new marriage?
(a) A friendship with Johannes.
(b) A lively social life.
(c) A lifetime of being untouched.
(d) Enormous wealth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What emotion does Nella admit feeling when she realizes that she will never engage in sexual activity within her marriage?

3. Who delivers the package containing Nella's first miniatures?

4. What food item does Nella specifically request from Marin upon her arrival at the Brandt house?

5. What is NOT one of the items Nella requests in her first order from the miniaturist?

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