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

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

3. When Nella gets back to her room after her first kiss with Johannes, what does she do?
(a) She burns the portrait of Johannes in the fireplace.
(b) She turns all of the paintings to the wall.
(c) She writes a letter to her mother.
(d) She writes in her journal.

4. For how many days does Nella pretend to sleep when Marin comes to sit on the end of the bed?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

5. Agnes tells Nella that Johannes and Frans met when they were how old?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 28.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Johannes kisses Nella for the first time, what happens to interrupt their kiss?

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

3. What is NOT a symptom of her father's dwindling financial status listed by Nella?

4. How old is Johannes at the time of his and Nella's wedding?

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?

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