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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nella injure herself the night of her first kiss with Johannes?
(a) She kicks the leg of the cabinet house.
(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 stumbles on the last two stairs down to the kitchen.

2. When Nella realizes that she has not sent her unwanted items along with the note to the miniaturist, what does she do with them?
(a) She burns them in the fire.
(b) She gives them to Cornelia for disposal.
(c) She places them inside the cabinet house.
(d) She throws them into the street.

3. What is NOT an expectation of life in the Brandt household that Nella says she would do anything to remove from her head?
(a) Marriage beds.
(b) True love.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Children.

4. When Nella gets back to her room after her first kiss with Johannes, what does she do?
(a) She turns all of the paintings to the wall.
(b) She burns the portrait of Johannes in the fireplace.
(c) She writes a letter to her mother.
(d) She writes in her journal.

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

6. Who delivers the package containing Nella's first miniatures?
(a) The miniaturist.
(b) Otto.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Jack.

7. How does Nella feel after any conversation with Agnes?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Energized.
(c) Angry.
(d) Inspired.

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

9. Who is the focus of the event taking place within the novel's prologue?
(a) Johannes.
(b) Nella and Johannes.
(c) Marin.
(d) Cornelia.

10. In what action does Nella decide the miniaturist is engaging when sending her items she has not ordered?
(a) A battle of wits.
(b) Philanthropy.
(c) A riddle war.
(d) Bullying.

11. When Marin decides that the cabinet house is too large to stay in the hall, where does she put it?
(a) In Nella's room.
(b) In the parlor.
(c) In the best kitchen.
(d) In the conservatory.

12. Marin tells Nella that women can do nothing, and that only if they are very lucky can they even do what?
(a) Please their husbands.
(b) Retain their dignity.
(c) Fix the mistakes others make.
(d) Have children.

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

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

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

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

3. To Nella's surprise, Marin tells her that what object will protect the Brandt household in the face of Johannes's homosexuality?

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

5. What does Nella do when she sees Johannes engaged in a sex act with someone else?

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