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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nella compares Assendelft with Amsterdam, what does she decide is the only thing she can currently call her own?
(a) The cabinet house.
(b) The miniaturist.
(c) Peebo the parakeet.
(d) Johannes.

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

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

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

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

6. In order for Johannes to feel his wife's encouragement, what plan does Nella make?
(a) She plans to write him a list of all the ways she loves him.
(b) She plans to sit him down so they can discuss their sexual problems openly.
(c) She plans to visit Johannes at his work.
(d) She plans to make him a special shirt.

7. 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 should run away.
(b) She feels as if she is being made fun of.
(c) She feels as if the whole neighborhood is staring at her.
(d) She feels as if she is being watched.

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

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

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

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

12. What object does Marin refer to as being "early to ripe, early to rot" (15) in reference to Nella's perfume?
(a) Figs.
(b) Lilies.
(c) Apples.
(d) Gardenias.

13. What excuse does Marin provide when Johannes does not show up on time to meet with the Meermans?
(a) She says that he often forgets to wind his watch.
(b) She says that he has been delayed by weather.
(c) She says that he has been delayed by business.
(d) She says that had gotten the times mixed up.

14. How does Nella come to own the cabinet house?
(a) It is a wedding present from Marin.
(b) It is a wedding present from Nella's mother.
(c) It is a wedding present from Johannes.
(d) She finds it in the attic of the Brandt house and claims it as her own.

15. Nella recalls that her father had been both wary and what of Amsterdam's wealth and power?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Awed.
(d) Curious.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the focus of the event taking place within the novel's prologue?

3. What food item does Nella specifically request from Marin upon her arrival at the Brandt house?

4. What is NOT a reason listed among Nella's reasons for accepting Johannes's marriage proposal?

5. Over what action does Nella feel shame after she finds out that the miniaturist is a woman?

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