1. What falls from between the pages of a book when Nella is snooping around in the library?
(a) A love note.
(b) A handwritten RSVP.
(c) A property deed.
(d) A last will and testament.

2. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks about Bergen, Norway?
(a) She says that all they do there is hang thieves.
(b) She says that all they do there is herd sheep.
(c) She says that all they do there is trade fish.
(d) She says that all they do there is rob tourists.

3. How does Nella feel after any conversation with Agnes?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Energized.
(d) Angry.

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?
(a) She wants to wait until the trouble with Johannes is over.
(b) She does not want to further upset Marin.
(c) Marin is sobbing too hard to speak.
(d) She does not know where to start.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. With what material does Nella find Johannes had covered the sugar loaves?

3. When Johannes tells Marin to stop acting like she owns the household, what reason does he give?

4. In her frustration, Nella thinks to herself at one point that whenever she searches for the miniaturist, she finds only what instead?

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

(see the answer key)

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