View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: "Escape" - Part Four: "The Actor".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marin say about hope when she and Nella are discussing Johannes's dire situation?
(a) It is dangerous.
(b) It is the only thing keeping people alive.
(c) It will only lead to heartbreak.
(d) It is not to be wasted.

2. 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 assuming that women cannot be craftspeople.
(c) For thinking of the miniaturist as an old man with a beard.
(d) For sending the miniaturist a bottle of cologne.

3. Who is the focus of the event taking place within the novel's prologue?
(a) Johannes.
(b) Marin.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Nella and Johannes.

4. Johannes tells Nella that home is where what is?
(a) Love.
(b) Support.
(c) Comfort.
(d) True identity.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is NOT an expectation of life in the Brandt household that Nella says she would do anything to remove from her head?

4. Nella remarks that she wants to ask "so many questions" (259) about Marin's pregnancy, but she does not ask any for what reason?

5. For how many days does Nella pretend to sleep when Marin comes to sit on the end of the bed?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 321 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample