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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: "The Guilder and the Doll" - Part Five: "Nova Hollandia".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nella injure herself the night of her first kiss with Johannes?
(a) She bangs her hip into a table on her way out of the room.
(b) She kicks the leg of the cabinet house.
(c) She stumbles on the last two stairs down to the kitchen.
(d) She falls out of bed and hits her head.

2. What is NOT a circumstance Cornelia names when accusing the miniaturist of wreaking havoc upon the Brandt household?
(a) Otto is gone.
(b) Marin is pregnant with Otto's child.
(c) Johannes is in prison.
(d) Marin is pregnant with Frans's child.

3. How does Peebo get out of the Brandt house?
(a) Marin takes him out of the cage and throws him into the street.
(b) He flies out of an open window.
(c) Nella decides to set him free in a meadow.
(d) He escapes from the cabinet house and flies out the front door.

4. How long does Nella get to spend with Johannes the night before his execution?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

5. What month does Marin insist is the one in which Johannes absolutely must sail to Venice?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) January.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her frustration, Nella thinks to herself at one point that whenever she searches for the miniaturist, she finds only what instead?

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

3. What is NOT a reason listed among Nella's reasons for accepting Johannes's marriage proposal?

4. What does Marin say when Nella takes the glass from her hand after Nella has found her sobbing?

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

(see the answer key)

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