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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Embroidering the linens and pillows with Nella's monogram.
(b) Building a cabinet house.
(c) Sewing Nella a wardrobe of new dresses.
(d) Refinishing the floors in Nella's rooms.

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

4. 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.

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

6. What physical injury does Marin inflict on Nella when she finds Nella snooping within the library?
(a) She fractures Nella's arm.
(b) She bruises Nella's arm.
(c) She yanks out some of Nella's hair.
(d) She fractures Nella's finger.

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

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) Wealth.
(d) Children.

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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) Wheat in the food cellar.
(b) A hedge maze.
(c) Fish in their own lake.
(d) A warm, dry house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a symptom of her father's dwindling financial status listed by Nella?

2. Nella muses that unlike Marin, her husband Johannes always gives her what type of answer?

3. From what language does Johannes say the dogs' names are culled?

4. What does the narrator list as the one object that "the reformers didn't pull down" (1)?

5. What is the main difference Nella sees between the maids back in Assendelft and Cornelia?

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