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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. What lie does Nella tell the pastor when he asks the cause of Marin's death?
(a) She says Marin had taken her own life.
(b) She says Marin had died from a bad fall.
(c) She says Marin had died of a fever.
(d) She says Marin had died of pneumonia.

2. Marin tells Nella that women can do nothing, and that only if they are very lucky can they even do what?
(a) Fix the mistakes others make.
(b) Please their husbands.
(c) Have children.
(d) Retain their dignity.

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

4. For what transgression does Jack reveal he has visited the Brandt house this day with violent intentions?
(a) Johannes has told Jack that he can no longer work for the Brandts.
(b) Marin has told Jack that he can no longer work for the Brandts.
(c) Cornelia has told Jack that he can no longer enter the house when Johannes is not present.
(d) Johannes has told Jack that they can no longer engage in a sexual relationship.

5. Whom does Nella discover taking a late-night bath in the Brandt house as Nella leaves to visit the miniaturist?
(a) Otto.
(b) Marin.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling does Nella have upon first arriving at the Brandt house when no one will answer the door?

2. Whom does Nella take with her for protection when she goes to the Eastern Islands alone?

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

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

5. With what material does Nella find Johannes had covered the sugar loaves?

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