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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: "The Guilder and the Doll" - Part Five: "Nova Hollandia".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which doll from the cabinet house does Marin throw into the street over the protests of Nella?
(a) Marin.
(b) Jack.
(c) Nella.
(d) Johannes.

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 trade fish.
(c) She says that all they do there is rob tourists.
(d) She says that all they do there is herd sheep.

3. What kind of clock is in Nella's bedroom?
(a) A silver pendulum clock.
(b) A cuckoo clock.
(c) A golden pendulum clock.
(d) A brass pendulum clock.

4. In what action does Nella decide the miniaturist is engaging when sending her items she has not ordered?
(a) Philanthropy.
(b) Bullying.
(c) A battle of wits.
(d) A riddle war.

5. What does Nella do with the doll she finds that is made in her likeness?
(a) She throws it into the sewer.
(b) She puts it into her pocket.
(c) She burns it in a trash barrel.
(d) She gives it to Cornelia.

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. Before going to visit the miniaturist at night, what item does Nella place around the Nella doll's tiny neck?

3. Within what experience does Marin say people's truest selves are found?

4. Who drags Nella out of the room after Nella discovers Johannes engaged in oral sex with someone else?

5. When Nella compares Assendelft with Amsterdam, what does she decide is the only thing she can currently call her own?

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