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

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

3. What food item does Nella specifically request from Marin upon her arrival at the Brandt house?
(a) Herring.
(b) Marzipan.
(c) Figs and sour cream.
(d) Cheese.

4. From what source does the author provide both of the text's epigraphs?
(a) The 95 Theses.
(b) Cotton Mather's The Invisible World.
(c) The Magna Carta.
(d) The King James Bible.

5. What is NOT a symptom of her father's dwindling financial status listed by Nella?
(a) The soup had thinned.
(b) The servants had fallen away.
(c) The meat had gotten scraggier.
(d) The family had no longer drunk wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main thrust of the note Nella sends to the miniaturist after receiving her first order?

2. What mode of transportation do Nella and Johannes use to get to the Silversmiths Guild feast?

3. Who is heard giggling in the shadows during Marin and Nella's first meeting?

4. What physical injury does Marin inflict on Nella when she finds Nella snooping within the library?

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

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