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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Johannes kisses Nella for the first time, what happens to interrupt their kiss?
(a) Marin walks into the room.
(b) Peebo starts to make noise.
(c) He touches the back of her neck.
(d) She puts her hand on his breeches.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT one of the items Nella requests in her first order from the miniaturist?

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

4. In what action does Nella decide the miniaturist is engaging when sending her items she has not ordered?

5. For what reason does Hole-Face say he does not and will not speak to the miniaturist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Johannes's reply when Nella asks him whether they are rich?

2. What is Otto's history?

3. What warning does Otto issue to Nella concerning her parakeet and Marin?

4. What does Nella's parakeet Peebo symbolize?

5. What does Nella mean when she muses that Marin and Johannes are obsessed with "souls and purses" (27)?

6. Describe the character of Agnes Meerman.

7. What are the circumstances of Nella's arrival at the Brandt house that are troubling to her?

8. How do Marin's and Nella's views of Nella's situation in the Brandt household differ?

9. What is the significance of Nella's lute performance during the Meermans' visit?

10. What is Nella's mother's reply when Nella says she does not want to be the kind of wife that behaves as the "rams and ewes of Assendelft" (26) do?

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