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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. How many dogs reside within the Brandt household?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. Who is the focus of the event taking place within the novel's prologue?
(a) Johannes.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Nella and Johannes.
(d) Marin.

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

4. What does Nella do when she sees Johannes engaged in a sex act with someone else?
(a) She faints.
(b) She becomes catatonic.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She screams.

5. What task has Cornelia been forced to undertake for weeks prior to Nella's arrival, causing Nella to worry that Cornelia will hold the task against her indefinitely?
(a) Embroidering the linens and pillows with Nella's monogram.
(b) Refinishing the floors in Nella's rooms.
(c) Building a cabinet house.
(d) Sewing Nella a wardrobe of new dresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Hole-Face say he does not and will not speak to the miniaturist?

2. How much younger does Nella decide she is than Marin?

3. What event is taking place during the novel's prologue?

4. From what source does the author provide both of the text's epigraphs?

5. When Nella compares Assendelft with Amsterdam, what does she decide is the only thing she can currently call her own?

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