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

2. What holiday is the sixth of December in Seventeenth-Century Holland?
(a) National Remembrance Day.
(b) St. Crispin's Day.
(c) King's Birthday.
(d) St. Nicholas's Day.

3. Within what experience does Marin say people's truest selves are found?
(a) Faith.
(b) Joy.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Prayer.

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

5. What unexpected act does Johannes undertake when he finally returns from Venice?
(a) He takes Nella into the bedroom to consummate their marriage.
(b) He announces that he will begin a renovation of the Brandt house.
(c) He takes Marin in a tight embrace.
(d) He takes Nella in a tight embrace.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marin says that the Brandts had sent their second best barge after Nella, whom does she say is using the family's best barge?

2. What is NOT a characteristic named by Nella when she describes the mysterious woman staring at her from nearby the miniaturist's door?

3. How many dolls total are left on the front step of the Brandt household?

4. How does Nella go about contacting the miniaturist to request an order?

5. From what language does Johannes say the dogs' names are culled?

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