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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: "Eight Dolls" - "Part Three: "Souls and Purses".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks what would happen if Agnes and Frans found out about Johannes's homosexuality?
(a) She says she suspects they would not have mercy.
(b) She says she thinks they would keep the secret to themselves.
(c) She says that Agnes and Frans know about Johannes already.
(d) She says she suspects they would give Johannes the chance to flee.

2. How old is Johannes at the time of his and Nella's wedding?
(a) 43.
(b) 29.
(c) 39.
(d) 21.

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

4. In what year does the first chapter of Part One take place?
(a) 1686.
(b) 1594.
(c) 1772.
(d) 1603.

5. Before going to visit the miniaturist at night, what item does Nella place around the Nella doll's tiny neck?
(a) The miniature scarf.
(b) The miniature rope.
(c) The miniature key.
(d) The miniature dog collar.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what job does Johannes tell Marin he has hired Jack?

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

3. Which doll from the cabinet house does Marin throw into the street over the protests of Nella?

4. In her frustration, Nella thinks to herself at one point that whenever she searches for the miniaturist, she finds only what instead?

5. When Nella realizes that she has not sent her unwanted items along with the note to the miniaturist, what does she do with them?

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