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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. Who delivers the package containing Nella's first miniatures?
(a) Jack.
(b) The miniaturist.
(c) Otto.
(d) Johannes.

2. What physical injury does Marin inflict on Nella when she finds Nella snooping within the library?
(a) She fractures Nella's finger.
(b) She yanks out some of Nella's hair.
(c) She bruises Nella's arm.
(d) She fractures Nella's arm.

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

4. How does Nella locate the miniaturist who becomes a major and enigmatic part of the narrative?
(a) Cornelia tells her about the miniaturist.
(b) She sees the miniaturist's advertisement in a catalog.
(c) She sees the miniaturist's shop window and sign.
(d) Johannes tells her about the miniaturist.

5. How much younger does Nella decide she is than Marin?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 15 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Marin's reply to the specific culinary request Nella makes upon her arrival at the Brandt house?

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

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

5. In what year does the first chapter of Part One take place?

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