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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: "Study" - Part Two: "Tales" .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what purpose does Nella remove her shoes in the doorway of her new home upon her arrival?
(a) To show that country girls have manners, too.
(b) To be over-polite until she learns the rules of the house.
(c) They are making too much noise on the entryway floor.
(d) They are muddy from her walk.

3. What does Nella do when she sees Johannes engaged in a sex act with someone else?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She faints.
(c) She becomes catatonic.
(d) She screams.

4. 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 make him a special shirt.
(c) She plans to sit him down so they can discuss their sexual problems openly.
(d) She plans to visit Johannes at his work.

5. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks about Bergen, Norway?
(a) She says that all they do there is rob tourists.
(b) She says that all they do there is hang thieves.
(c) She says that all they do there is herd sheep.
(d) She says that all they do there is trade fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an expectation of life in the Brandt household that Nella says she would do anything to remove from her head?

2. How long does Hole-Face say the miniaturist has been living in town?

3. Nella recalls that her father had been both wary and what of Amsterdam's wealth and power?

4. Marin threatens Nella, saying that if Nella leaves the cabinet house empty, she will turn Johannes's gift into a crime of what?

5. What were Johannes and Frans both doing when they first met?

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