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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: "The Guilder and the Doll" - Part Five: "Nova Hollandia".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nella discovers that Marin has been hiding a pregnancy, how soon does Nella believe the baby will arrive?
(a) She believes that Marin is in her second trimester.
(b) She believes that Marin is in her first trimester.
(c) She believes that the baby must be overdue.
(d) She believes that the baby is nearly ready to arrive.

2. With what material does Nella find Johannes had covered the sugar loaves?
(a) Silk.
(b) Linen.
(c) Banana leaves.
(d) Newspaper.

3. Nella remarks that she wants to ask "so many questions" (259) about Marin's pregnancy, but she does not ask any for what reason?
(a) She wants to wait until the trouble with Johannes is over.
(b) Marin is sobbing too hard to speak.
(c) She does not know where to start.
(d) She does not want to further upset Marin.

4. What reason does Marin give Nella when she tells Nella not to follow Johannes to the Stadhuis?
(a) Johannes needs to accept his punishment alone.
(b) Jack may be there.
(c) It will make Johannes look guilty.
(d) It will draw attention.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Johannes's arrest, Nella realizes that while the house's occupancy dwindles, what object feels more alive?

3. For what reason does Nella allow Cornelia to look inside the cabinet house during the scene when Cornelia finds the doll resembling Marin?

4. What is a crime for which Johannes is NOT convicted at his trial?

5. What is NOT a characteristic named by Nella when she describes the mysterious woman staring at her from nearby the miniaturist's door?

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