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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. Nella recalls that her father had been both wary and what of Amsterdam's wealth and power?
(a) Awed.
(b) Curious.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Hopeful.

2. Who drags Nella out of the room after Nella discovers Johannes engaged in oral sex with someone else?
(a) Otto.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Marin.

3. What does Nella do when she sees Johannes engaged in a sex act with someone else?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She faints.
(c) She screams.
(d) She becomes catatonic.

4. What task has Cornelia been forced to undertake for weeks prior to Nella's arrival, causing Nella to worry that Cornelia will hold the task against her indefinitely?
(a) Embroidering the linens and pillows with Nella's monogram.
(b) Sewing Nella a wardrobe of new dresses.
(c) Refinishing the floors in Nella's rooms.
(d) Building a cabinet house.

5. What object does Marin refer to as being "early to ripe, early to rot" (15) in reference to Nella's perfume?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Apples.
(c) Gardenias.
(d) Figs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Marin decides that the cabinet house is too large to stay in the hall, where does she put it?

3. When Nella compares Assendelft with Amsterdam, what does she decide is the only thing she can currently call her own?

4. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks about Bergen, Norway?

5. Marin tells Nella that women can do nothing, and that only if they are very lucky can they even do what?

(see the answer key)

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