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

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

4. How does Nella locate the miniaturist who becomes a major and enigmatic part of the narrative?
(a) She sees the miniaturist's shop window and sign.
(b) Cornelia tells her about the miniaturist.
(c) She sees the miniaturist's advertisement in a catalog.
(d) Johannes tells her about the miniaturist.

5. From what source does the author provide both of the text's epigraphs?
(a) The Magna Carta.
(b) The King James Bible.
(c) Cotton Mather's The Invisible World.
(d) The 95 Theses.

6. Where does Marin say Johannes's homosexuality resides?
(a) In his soul.
(b) In his heart.
(c) In the throes of his lust.
(d) In his imagination.

7. When Johannes kisses Nella for the first time, what happens to interrupt their kiss?
(a) He touches the back of her neck.
(b) Marin walks into the room.
(c) Peebo starts to make noise.
(d) She puts her hand on his breeches.

8. Who is heard giggling in the shadows during Marin and Nella's first meeting?
(a) Johannes.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Frans.
(d) Otto.

9. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks about Bergen, Norway?
(a) She says that all they do there is herd sheep.
(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 hang thieves.

10. What mode of transportation do Nella and Johannes use to get to the Silversmiths Guild feast?
(a) Horseback.
(b) Boat.
(c) Carriage.
(d) Bicycle.

11. What object does Marin say that her family has that Nella's family does not, even though Nella's family has an "ancient pedigree" (12)?
(a) A warm, dry house.
(b) Wheat in the food cellar.
(c) Fish in their own lake.
(d) A hedge maze.

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

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

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

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