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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Part One: "Outside In" - "Marriage Parties".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 gives them to Cornelia for disposal.
(b) She places them inside the cabinet house.
(c) She throws them into the street.
(d) She burns them in the fire.

2. For what purpose does Nella remove her shoes in the doorway of her new home upon her arrival?
(a) They are making too much noise on the entryway floor.
(b) To show that country girls have manners, too.
(c) They are muddy from her walk.
(d) To be over-polite until she learns the rules of the house.

3. Who is heard giggling in the shadows during Marin and Nella's first meeting?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Otto.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Frans.

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

5. When Marin decides that the cabinet house is too large to stay in the hall, where does she put it?
(a) In Nella's room.
(b) In the parlor.
(c) In the best kitchen.
(d) In the conservatory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the items Nella requests in her first order from the miniaturist?

2. 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)?

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

4. How does Nella locate the miniaturist who becomes a major and enigmatic part of the narrative?

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

(see the answer key)

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