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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What instrument had Nella played for Johannes during their very brief courtship?
(a) Harpsichord.
(b) Lute.
(c) Piano.
(d) Harp.

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

4. 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 that Agnes and Frans know about Johannes already.
(d) She says she suspects they would give Johannes the chance to flee.

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

6. What is the characteristic feature that helps everyone in the Brandt household distinguish between their dogs Rezeki and Dhana?
(a) The spot above Dhana's eye.
(b) The spot on Rezeki's belly.
(c) The spot on Rezeki's ear.
(d) The spot on Dhana's belly.

7. 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.

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

9. 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 the Brandts' sugar.
(b) So that the Meermans can taste Otto's braised rabbit.
(c) So that the Brandts can taste Cornelia's raspberry cordial.
(d) So that the Brandts can taste the Meermans' sugar.

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

11. What feeling does Nella have upon first arriving at the Brandt house when no one will answer the door?
(a) She feels as if she is being watched.
(b) She feels as if she should run away.
(c) She feels as if the whole neighborhood is staring at her.
(d) She feels as if she is being made fun of.

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

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

14. 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) A scrutinizing gaze focused on Nella's face.
(c) Ice blue eyes.
(d) Brown eyes that are almost orange.

15. 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 warm, dry house.
(c) A hedge maze.
(d) Fish in their own lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marin does not introduce herself, for whom does Nella mistake her new sister-in-law?

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

3. What event is taking place during the novel's prologue?

4. From what source does the author provide both of the text's epigraphs?

5. Agnes tells Nella that Johannes and Frans met when they were how old?

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