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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) True love.
(b) Marriage beds.
(c) Children.
(d) Wealth.

2. Over what action does Nella feel shame after she finds out that the miniaturist is a woman?
(a) For sending the miniaturist a bottle of cologne.
(b) For addressing the miniaturist as a Sir in her correspondence.
(c) For thinking of the miniaturist as an old man with a beard.
(d) For assuming that women cannot be craftspeople.

3. How much younger does Nella decide she is than Marin?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. What instrument does Nella play during the performance for the Meermanses?
(a) Lute.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Piano.
(d) Xylophone.

5. What items cover the walls of Johannes's study?
(a) Fashion design sketches.
(b) Maps.
(c) Interior design sketches.
(d) Political pamphlets.

6. How long does Hole-Face say the miniaturist has been living in town?
(a) Five to six years.
(b) Two or three years.
(c) Three or four months.
(d) Two or three weeks.

7. What is Marin's reply when Nella asks what would happen if Agnes and Frans found out about Johannes's homosexuality?
(a) She says she thinks they would keep the secret to themselves.
(b) She says she suspects they would give Johannes the chance to flee.
(c) She says that Agnes and Frans know about Johannes already.
(d) She says she suspects they would not have mercy.

8. What feeling does Nella have upon first arriving at the Brandt house when no one will answer the door?
(a) She feels as if she should run away.
(b) She feels as if the whole neighborhood is staring at her.
(c) She feels as if she is being watched.
(d) She feels as if she is being made fun of.

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

10. What does Rezeki's name mean?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Good will.
(c) Excellence.
(d) Mercy.

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

12. How does Nella injure herself the night of her first kiss with Johannes?
(a) She kicks the leg of the cabinet house.
(b) She stumbles on the last two stairs down to the kitchen.
(c) She falls out of bed and hits her head.
(d) She bangs her hip into a table on her way out of the room.

13. How does Nella go about contacting the miniaturist to request an order?
(a) She sends Otto to deliver a verbal message to the miniaturist.
(b) She slips a letter under the miniaturist's door.
(c) She goes and meets with the miniaturist in person at his shop.
(d) She sends Cornelia to deliver a verbal message to the miniaturist.

14. Who is the only person in Nella's life who enjoys bringing up and discussing the past?
(a) Johannes.
(b) Nella's mother.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Nella's father.

15. In what action does Nella decide the miniaturist is engaging when sending her items she has not ordered?
(a) A battle of wits.
(b) Bullying.
(c) A riddle war.
(d) Philanthropy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Johannes tell Nella that no one can really do with his wealth?

2. What event is taking place during the novel's prologue?

3. What is NOT a reason listed among Nella's reasons for accepting Johannes's marriage proposal?

4. Who delivers the package containing Nella's first miniatures?

5. When Marin does not introduce herself, for whom does Nella mistake her new sister-in-law?

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