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) Children.
(b) Marriage beds.
(c) Wealth.
(d) True love.

3. When Marin does not introduce herself, for whom does Nella mistake her new sister-in-law?
(a) The maid.
(b) Johannes's great-aunt.
(c) The wet nurse.
(d) Nella's mother-in-law.

4. What is NOT a symptom of her father's dwindling financial status listed by Nella?
(a) The soup had thinned.
(b) The servants had fallen away.
(c) The meat had gotten scraggier.
(d) The family had no longer drunk wine.

5. What is NOT a characteristic named by Nella when she describes the mysterious woman staring at her from nearby the miniaturist's door?
(a) Ice blue eyes.
(b) Blond, uncovered hair.
(c) A scrutinizing gaze focused on Nella's face.
(d) Brown eyes that are almost orange.

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

7. What food item does Nella specifically request from Marin upon her arrival at the Brandt house?
(a) Marzipan.
(b) Herring.
(c) Figs and sour cream.
(d) Cheese.

8. What instrument does Nella play during the performance for the Meermanses?
(a) Piano.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Xylophone.
(d) Lute.

9. How does Nella injure herself the night of her first kiss with Johannes?
(a) She stumbles on the last two stairs down to the kitchen.
(b) She falls out of bed and hits her head.
(c) She bangs her hip into a table on her way out of the room.
(d) She kicks the leg of the cabinet house.

10. When Nella compares Assendelft with Amsterdam, what does she decide is the only thing she can currently call her own?
(a) The miniaturist.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Peebo the parakeet.
(d) The cabinet house.

11. What does the narrator list as the one object that "the reformers didn't pull down" (1)?
(a) The church roof.
(b) The library.
(c) The public market.
(d) The art museum.

12. How old is Johannes at the time of his and Nella's wedding?
(a) 29.
(b) 39.
(c) 21.
(d) 43.

13. How much younger does Nella decide she is than Marin?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 15 years.

14. 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) Otto.
(b) Jack.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Marin.

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