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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. In what action does Nella decide the miniaturist is engaging when sending her items she has not ordered?
(a) Bullying.
(b) A riddle war.
(c) Philanthropy.
(d) A battle of wits.

2. What does Marin say that her society does to homosexuals like Johannes?
(a) She says they are stripped of all property and business.
(b) She says they excommunicate them.
(c) She says they drown them.
(d) She says they burn them.

3. What month does Marin insist is the one in which Johannes absolutely must sail to Venice?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) December.

4. How does Nella feel after any conversation with Agnes?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Energized.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Angry.

5. When Marin decides that the cabinet house is too large to stay in the hall, where does she put it?
(a) In the conservatory.
(b) In the best kitchen.
(c) In the parlor.
(d) In Nella's room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what action does Nella feel shame after she finds out that the miniaturist is a woman?

2. Before going to visit the miniaturist at night, what item does Nella place around the Nella doll's tiny neck?

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

4. When Nella turns away from watching Johannes's barge leave, whom does she see standing by the bend of the canal?

5. How is the doll version of Johannes different from the real version, according to Nella?

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