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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. Whom does Nella see engaging in oral sex with Johannes when she visits his work?
(a) Otto.
(b) Frans.
(c) Jack.
(d) The miniaturist.

2. What does Marin say that her society does to homosexuals like Johannes?
(a) She says they burn them.
(b) She says they are stripped of all property and business.
(c) She says they drown them.
(d) She says they excommunicate them.

3. What does the narrator list as the one object that "the reformers didn't pull down" (1)?
(a) The public market.
(b) The art museum.
(c) The library.
(d) The church roof.

4. How does Nella locate the miniaturist who becomes a major and enigmatic part of the narrative?
(a) Cornelia tells her about the miniaturist.
(b) She sees the miniaturist's advertisement in a catalog.
(c) She sees the miniaturist's shop window and sign.
(d) Johannes tells her about the miniaturist.

5. Where does Marin say Johannes's homosexuality resides?
(a) In his soul.
(b) In his imagination.
(c) In his heart.
(d) In the throes of his lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what source does the author provide both of the text's epigraphs?

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

3. When Nella gets back to her room after her first kiss with Johannes, what does she do?

4. What items cover the walls of Johannes's study?

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

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