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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 does Nella come to own the cabinet house?
(a) It is a wedding present from Marin.
(b) It is a wedding present from Johannes.
(c) She finds it in the attic of the Brandt house and claims it as her own.
(d) It is a wedding present from Nella's mother.

2. What is the characteristic feature that helps everyone in the Brandt household distinguish between their dogs Rezeki and Dhana?
(a) The spot above Dhana's eye.
(b) The spot on Rezeki's belly.
(c) The spot on Rezeki's ear.
(d) The spot on Dhana's belly.

3. Nella muses that unlike Marin, her husband Johannes always gives her what type of answer?
(a) Realistic.
(b) Interesting.
(c) Thoughtful.
(d) Satisfactory.

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

5. Marin threatens Nella, saying that if Nella leaves the cabinet house empty, she will turn Johannes's gift into a crime of what?
(a) Larceny.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Profligacy.
(d) Sloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marin says that the Brandts had sent their second best barge after Nella, whom does she say is using the family's best barge?

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

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

4. What object does Marin refer to as being "early to ripe, early to rot" (15) in reference to Nella's perfume?

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

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