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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only person in Nella's life who enjoys bringing up and discussing the past?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Nella's mother.
(c) Nella's father.
(d) Johannes.

2. For what reason does Hole-Face say he does not and will not speak to the miniaturist?
(a) He says that the miniaturist never emerges from the shop.
(b) He says the miniaturist has the Devil in her.
(c) He says that he does not understand her language.
(d) He says he owes the miniaturist money.

3. Marin threatens Nella, saying that if Nella leaves the cabinet house empty, she will turn Johannes's gift into a crime of what?
(a) Gluttony.
(b) Larceny.
(c) Sloth.
(d) Profligacy.

4. What excuse does Marin provide when Johannes does not show up on time to meet with the Meermans?
(a) She says that had gotten the times mixed up.
(b) She says that he has been delayed by business.
(c) She says that he has been delayed by weather.
(d) She says that he often forgets to wind his watch.

5. Marin tells Nella that women can do nothing, and that only if they are very lucky can they even do what?
(a) Have children.
(b) Please their husbands.
(c) Retain their dignity.
(d) Fix the mistakes others make.

6. For what job does Johannes tell Marin he has hired Jack?
(a) To rehabilitate the gardens.
(b) To deliver messages.
(c) To help Cornelia scour the pots.
(d) To guard the sugar.

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

8. What is NOT an expectation of life in the Brandt household that Nella says she would do anything to remove from her head?
(a) True love.
(b) Marriage beds.
(c) Children.
(d) Wealth.

9. What is Marin's reply to the specific culinary request Nella makes upon her arrival at the Brandt house?
(a) She says that figs and sour cream foster gluttony.
(b) She says that sugar makes people's souls grow sick.
(c) She says that herring is a living being that should not be consumed.
(d) She says that dairy foods corrupt the bodily functions.

10. How many dogs reside within the Brandt household?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

11. What is the purpose of the Meermans' visit to the Brandt household on the night Nella performs music?
(a) So that the Meermans can taste Otto's braised rabbit.
(b) So that the Brandts can taste the Meermans' sugar.
(c) So that the Brandts can taste Cornelia's raspberry cordial.
(d) So that the Meermans can taste the Brandts' sugar.

12. In order for Johannes to feel his wife's encouragement, what plan does Nella make?
(a) She plans to visit Johannes at his work.
(b) She plans to sit him down so they can discuss their sexual problems openly.
(c) She plans to write him a list of all the ways she loves him.
(d) She plans to make him a special shirt.

13. How long does Hole-Face say the miniaturist has been living in town?
(a) Two or three weeks.
(b) Three or four months.
(c) Five to six years.
(d) Two or three years.

14. Agnes tells Nella that Johannes and Frans met when they were how old?
(a) 22.
(b) 28.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

15. What does Agnes insist that Nella call her?
(a) Aggie.
(b) Madame.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Nessa.

Short Answer Questions

1. To Nella's surprise, Marin tells her that what object will protect the Brandt household in the face of Johannes's homosexuality?

2. What instrument does Nella play during the performance for the Meermanses?

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

4. Who is heard giggling in the shadows during Marin and Nella's first meeting?

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

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