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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. When Marin says that the Brandts had sent their second best barge after Nella, whom does she say is using the family's best barge?
(a) Johannes.
(b) Marin.
(c) Otto.
(d) Jack.

2. The narrator states that after the words greed and flood, what is "the worst word in the city's lexicon" (249)?
(a) Sodomy.
(b) Atheism.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Fire.

3. What color are Johannes's eyes?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

4. Whom does Nella see engaging in oral sex with Johannes when she visits his work?
(a) Jack.
(b) Frans.
(c) The miniaturist.
(d) Otto.

5. In what year does the first chapter of Part One take place?
(a) 1594.
(b) 1772.
(c) 1686.
(d) 1603.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a symptom of her father's dwindling financial status listed by Nella?

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

3. What does Marin do after Frans announces his intentions to ruin Johannes?

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

5. What is NOT another meaning of the French word "Enceinte" (257) in addition to its meaning of being pregnant, according to Marin?

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