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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 NOT one of the items Nella requests in her first order from the miniaturist?
(a) A piece of marzipan.
(b) A betrothal cup.
(c) A dog.
(d) A lute.

2. What is NOT a symptom of her father's dwindling financial status listed by Nella?
(a) The servants had fallen away.
(b) The soup had thinned.
(c) The family had no longer drunk wine.
(d) The meat had gotten scraggier.

3. What event is taking place during the novel's prologue?
(a) A birthday celebration.
(b) A baptism.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A funeral.

4. 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) Peebo the parakeet.
(c) The miniaturist.
(d) Johannes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Marin tells Nella that women can do nothing, and that only if they are very lucky can they even do what?

4. What does Marin say that her society does to homosexuals like Johannes?

5. What task has Cornelia been forced to undertake for weeks prior to Nella's arrival, causing Nella to worry that Cornelia will hold the task against her indefinitely?

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