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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: "Study" - Part Two: "Tales" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Nella play during the performance for the Meermanses?
(a) Lute.
(b) Piano.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Xylophone.

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

3. Over what action does Nella feel shame after she finds out that the miniaturist is a woman?
(a) For thinking of the miniaturist as an old man with a beard.
(b) For assuming that women cannot be craftspeople.
(c) For sending the miniaturist a bottle of cologne.
(d) For addressing the miniaturist as a Sir in her correspondence.

4. For what job does Johannes tell Marin he has hired Jack?
(a) To deliver messages.
(b) To guard the sugar.
(c) To help Cornelia scour the pots.
(d) To rehabilitate the gardens.

5. In order for Johannes to feel his wife's encouragement, what plan does Nella make?
(a) She plans to make him a special shirt.
(b) She plans to sit him down so they can discuss their sexual problems openly.
(c) She plans to visit Johannes at his work.
(d) She plans to write him a list of all the ways she loves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks what would happen if Agnes and Frans found out about Johannes's homosexuality?

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

3. What excuse does Marin provide when Johannes does not show up on time to meet with the Meermans?

4. What is the main difference Nella sees between the maids back in Assendelft and Cornelia?

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

(see the answer key)

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