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

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

3. What is NOT a circumstance Cornelia names when accusing the miniaturist of wreaking havoc upon the Brandt household?
(a) Marin is pregnant with Frans's child.
(b) Marin is pregnant with Otto's child.
(c) Johannes is in prison.
(d) Otto is gone.

4. Who drags Nella out of the room after Nella discovers Johannes engaged in oral sex with someone else?
(a) Johannes.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Marin.
(d) Otto.

5. What unexpected act does Johannes undertake when he finally returns from Venice?
(a) He takes Nella into the bedroom to consummate their marriage.
(b) He takes Nella in a tight embrace.
(c) He takes Marin in a tight embrace.
(d) He announces that he will begin a renovation of the Brandt house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks what would happen if Agnes and Frans found out about Johannes's homosexuality?

2. Nella dreams of which character "wearing one of Marin's animal skulls upon his curly head" (180)?

3. How does Nella go about contacting the miniaturist to request an order?

4. When Nella tells Johannes that she will miss him, he reminds her that she has which person for company?

5. What is the characteristic feature that helps everyone in the Brandt household distinguish between their dogs Rezeki and Dhana?

(see the answer key)

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