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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Wealth.
(d) Children.

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

3. Who drags Nella out of the room after Nella discovers Johannes engaged in oral sex with someone else?
(a) Marin.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Otto.
(d) Cornelia.

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

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

6. What task has Cornelia been forced to undertake for weeks prior to Nella's arrival, causing Nella to worry that Cornelia will hold the task against her indefinitely?
(a) Building a cabinet house.
(b) Embroidering the linens and pillows with Nella's monogram.
(c) Refinishing the floors in Nella's rooms.
(d) Sewing Nella a wardrobe of new dresses.

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

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

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

10. 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.

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. 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 give Johannes the chance to flee.
(b) She says she suspects they would not have mercy.
(c) She says that Agnes and Frans know about Johannes already.
(d) She says she thinks they would keep the secret to themselves.

13. Nella muses that unlike Marin, her husband Johannes always gives her what type of answer?
(a) Thoughtful.
(b) Satisfactory.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Interesting.

14. How many younger siblings does Nella have, and what gender(s) are her siblings?
(a) She has one younger brother and one younger sister.
(b) She has three younger sisters.
(c) She has one younger brother.
(d) She has two younger brothers and a younger sister.

15. What does Marin say that her society does to homosexuals like Johannes?
(a) She says they excommunicate them.
(b) She says they drown them.
(c) She says they are stripped of all property and business.
(d) She says they burn them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nella injure herself the night of her first kiss with Johannes?

2. What excuse does Marin provide when Johannes does not show up on time to meet with the Meermans?

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

4. How long does Hole-Face say the miniaturist has been living in town?

5. What is NOT a characteristic named by Nella when she describes the mysterious woman staring at her from nearby the miniaturist's door?

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