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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) Johannes.
(c) Otto.
(d) The miniaturist.

2. What feeling does Nella have upon first arriving at the Brandt house when no one will answer the door?
(a) She feels as if the whole neighborhood is staring at her.
(b) She feels as if she is being watched.
(c) She feels as if she should run away.
(d) She feels as if she is being made fun of.

3. 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 be over-polite until she learns the rules of the house.
(c) To show that country girls have manners, too.
(d) They are muddy from her walk.

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

5. What is NOT one of the items Nella requests in her first order from the miniaturist?
(a) A betrothal cup.
(b) A dog.
(c) A lute.
(d) A piece of marzipan.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many younger siblings does Nella have, and what gender(s) are her siblings?

4. In what action does Nella decide the miniaturist is engaging when sending her items she has not ordered?

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

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