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

2. When Marin does not introduce herself, for whom does Nella mistake her new sister-in-law?
(a) The wet nurse.
(b) Nella's mother-in-law.
(c) Johannes's great-aunt.
(d) The maid.

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

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

5. What does Rezeki's name mean?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Excellence.
(c) Good will.
(d) Fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drags Nella out of the room after Nella discovers Johannes engaged in oral sex with someone else?

2. How old is Johannes at the time of his and Nella's wedding?

3. How many dogs reside within the Brandt household?

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

5. Agnes tells Nella that Johannes and Frans met when they were how old?

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