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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: "Study" - Part Two: "Tales" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nella compares Assendelft with Amsterdam, what does she decide is the only thing she can currently call her own?
(a) The miniaturist.
(b) The cabinet house.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Peebo the parakeet.

2. 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?
(a) Otto.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Jack.
(d) Marin.

3. What event is taking place during the novel's prologue?
(a) A baptism.
(b) A birthday celebration.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A wedding.

4. In order for Johannes to feel his wife's encouragement, what plan does Nella make?
(a) She plans to visit Johannes at his work.
(b) She plans to sit him down so they can discuss their sexual problems openly.
(c) She plans to write him a list of all the ways she loves him.
(d) She plans to make him a special shirt.

5. What is Marin's reply to the specific culinary request Nella makes upon her arrival at the Brandt house?
(a) She says that dairy foods corrupt the bodily functions.
(b) She says that figs and sour cream foster gluttony.
(c) She says that herring is a living being that should not be consumed.
(d) She says that sugar makes people's souls grow sick.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the purpose of the Meermans' visit to the Brandt household on the night Nella performs music?

4. What does the narrator list as the one object that "the reformers didn't pull down" (1)?

5. What instrument had Nella played for Johannes during their very brief courtship?

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