1. What object does Marin say that her family has that Nella's family does not, even though Nella's family has an "ancient pedigree" (12)?
(a) Wheat in the food cellar.
(b) Fish in their own lake.
(c) A hedge maze.
(d) A warm, dry house.

2. What is NOT a reason listed among Nella's reasons for accepting Johannes's marriage proposal?
(a) It would have seemed stupid to say no.
(b) She found him very handsome.
(c) It would have seemed ungrateful to say no.
(d) There was no other option that to be a wife.

3. What falls from between the pages of a book when Nella is snooping around in the library?
(a) A handwritten RSVP.
(b) A property deed.
(c) A love note.
(d) A last will and testament.

4. When Nella realizes that she has not sent her unwanted items along with the note to the miniaturist, what does she do with them?
(a) She burns them in the fire.
(b) She places them inside the cabinet house.
(c) She gives them to Cornelia for disposal.
(d) She throws them into the street.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What object does Marin refer to as being "early to ripe, early to rot" (15) in reference to Nella's perfume?

3. When Marin does not introduce herself, for whom does Nella mistake her new sister-in-law?

4. Marin threatens Nella, saying that if Nella leaves the cabinet house empty, she will turn Johannes's gift into a crime of what?

5. How does Nella come to own the cabinet house?

(see the answer key)

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