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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 is the main difference Nella sees between the maids back in Assendelft and Cornelia?
(a) Cornelia behaves with much more freedom and familiarity.
(b) Cornelia behaves with much more decorum and politeness.
(c) Cornelia is paid three times what the maids in Assendelft are paid.
(d) Cornelia is treated more like a member of the family than the maids in Assendelft are.

2. When Nella realizes that she has not sent her unwanted items along with the note to the miniaturist, what does she do with them?
(a) She gives them to Cornelia for disposal.
(b) She places them inside the cabinet house.
(c) She throws them into the street.
(d) She burns them in the fire.

3. What does Nella announce aloud just before she goes out in the night to speak to the miniaturist?
(a) She summons her guardian angel.
(b) She says she is not frightened.
(c) She says she means no harm.
(d) She says that she wishes for God to protect her.

4. What is NOT another meaning of the French word "Enceinte" (257) in addition to its meaning of being pregnant, according to Marin?
(a) A wall.
(b) A trap.
(c) A surround.
(d) A cage.

5. What feeling does Nella have upon first arriving at the Brandt house when no one will answer the door?
(a) She feels as if the whole neighborhood is staring at her.
(b) She feels as if she should run away.
(c) She feels as if she is being made fun of.
(d) She feels as if she is being watched.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Johannes and Frans both doing when they first met?

2. What does Nella do when she sees Johannes engaged in a sex act with someone else?

3. What does Marin say about hope when she and Nella are discussing Johannes's dire situation?

4. What is Nella's reply to Marin's remark about hope?

5. What is NOT a circumstance Cornelia names when accusing the miniaturist of wreaking havoc upon the Brandt household?

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