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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many days does Nella pretend to sleep when Marin comes to sit on the end of the bed?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

2. What is the main difference Nella sees between the maids back in Assendelft and Cornelia?
(a) Cornelia is treated more like a member of the family than the maids in Assendelft are.
(b) Cornelia behaves with much more decorum and politeness.
(c) Cornelia behaves with much more freedom and familiarity.
(d) Cornelia is paid three times what the maids in Assendelft are paid.

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

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

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

6. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks what would happen if Agnes and Frans found out about Johannes's homosexuality?
(a) She says she suspects they would not have mercy.
(b) She says she thinks they would keep the secret to themselves.
(c) She says she suspects they would give Johannes the chance to flee.
(d) She says that Agnes and Frans know about Johannes already.

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

8. What event is taking place during the novel's prologue?
(a) A baptism.
(b) A birthday celebration.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A wedding.

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

10. 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 make him a special shirt.
(c) She plans to visit Johannes at his work.
(d) She plans to write him a list of all the ways she loves him.

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

12. What is the main thrust of the note Nella sends to the miniaturist after receiving her first order?
(a) She demands a reply to her query about the miniature crib.
(b) She praises the miniaturist's work and asks him whether he can make dolls.
(c) She sends payment for the miniaturist's bill and writes that she will get in touch soon.
(d) She says that she will not be using her services again.

13. 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 bangs her hip into a table on her way out of the room.
(c) She falls out of bed and hits her head.
(d) She kicks the leg of the cabinet house.

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

15. How does Nella go about contacting the miniaturist to request an order?
(a) She sends Cornelia to deliver a verbal message to the miniaturist.
(b) She goes and meets with the miniaturist in person at his shop.
(c) She slips a letter under the miniaturist's door.
(d) She sends Otto to deliver a verbal message to the miniaturist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the characteristic feature that helps everyone in the Brandt household distinguish between their dogs Rezeki and Dhana?

2. What feeling does Nella have upon first arriving at the Brandt house when no one will answer the door?

3. What object does Marin refer to as being "early to ripe, early to rot" (15) in reference to Nella's perfume?

4. When Johannes kisses Nella for the first time, what happens to interrupt their kiss?

5. What items cover the walls of Johannes's study?

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