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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 mode of transportation do Nella and Johannes use to get to the Silversmiths Guild feast?
(a) Horseback.
(b) Boat.
(c) Carriage.
(d) Bicycle.

2. 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 make him a special shirt.
(c) She plans to visit Johannes at his work.
(d) She plans to write him a list of all the ways she loves him.

3. Over what action does Nella feel shame after she finds out that the miniaturist is a woman?
(a) For addressing the miniaturist as a Sir in her correspondence.
(b) For thinking of the miniaturist as an old man with a beard.
(c) For assuming that women cannot be craftspeople.
(d) For sending the miniaturist a bottle of cologne.

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

5. Which doll from the cabinet house does Marin throw into the street over the protests of Nella?
(a) Jack.
(b) Marin.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Nella.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Nella put into her hair the night of Johannes's departure to Venice?

2. How many dolls total are left on the front step of the Brandt household?

3. What emotion does Nella admit feeling when she realizes that she will never engage in sexual activity within her marriage?

4. What is NOT a reason listed among Nella's reasons for accepting Johannes's marriage proposal?

5. When Marin decides that the cabinet house is too large to stay in the hall, where does she put it?

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