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

2. What is NOT a symptom of her father's dwindling financial status listed by Nella?
(a) The soup had thinned.
(b) The family had no longer drunk wine.
(c) The servants had fallen away.
(d) The meat had gotten scraggier.

3. What emotion does Nella admit feeling when she realizes that she will never engage in sexual activity within her marriage?
(a) Elation.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Relief.
(d) Horror.

4. To Nella's surprise, Marin tells her that what object will protect the Brandt household in the face of Johannes's homosexuality?
(a) Secrecy.
(b) Bribes.
(c) Sugar profits.
(d) Christ's love.

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) Building a cabinet house.
(b) Embroidering the linens and pillows with Nella's monogram.
(c) Refinishing the floors in Nella's rooms.
(d) Sewing Nella a wardrobe of new dresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Nella look for Peebo in the streets?

2. Nella recalls that her father had been both wary and what of Amsterdam's wealth and power?

3. In what action does Nella decide the miniaturist is engaging when sending her items she has not ordered?

4. Who is heard giggling in the shadows during Marin and Nella's first meeting?

5. What reason does Nella cite to Johannes when he is touched by the item she has placed in her hair the night of his departure to Venice?

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