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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. For what reason does Nella allow Cornelia to look inside the cabinet house during the scene when Cornelia finds the doll resembling Marin?
(a) She does not see Cornelia opening the curtain until it is too late.
(b) She wants to get another person's opinion about the authenticity of her miniatures.
(c) She wants to get another person's opinion about the miniaturist's identity.
(d) She feels sorry for speaking harshly to Cornelia a moment before.

3. Before going to visit the miniaturist at night, what item does Nella place around the Nella doll's tiny neck?
(a) The miniature scarf.
(b) The miniature dog collar.
(c) The miniature key.
(d) The miniature rope.

4. How is the doll version of Johannes different from the real version, according to Nella?
(a) The doll's hair is longer than Johannes's hair.
(b) The doll is wearing glasses, while Johannes wears none.
(c) The doll is taller than Johannes, when adjusted for scale.
(d) Johannes has a kindly smile and the doll's smile is menacing.

5. What is true of ALL of the dolls left on the front step of the Brandt house?
(a) Every person represented by a doll is a person Nella despises.
(b) Every person represented by a doll is a person within Johannes's circle.
(c) Every person represented by a doll is a friend of Nella's.
(d) Every doll has a small chip on its upper lip.

6. Who helps Nella look for Peebo in the streets?
(a) Johannes.
(b) Otto.
(c) Marin.
(d) Cornelia.

7. What does Cornelia tell Nella that no woman can do?
(a) Run a business.
(b) Own property.
(c) Be an apprentice.
(d) Keep a secret.

8. What reason does Nella cite to Johannes when he is touched by the item she has placed in her hair the night of his departure to Venice?
(a) For affection.
(b) For restoration.
(c) For progress.
(d) For love.

9. What is NOT an element Nella understands to be one of the terms of her new marriage?
(a) A lively social life.
(b) A lifetime of being untouched.
(c) A friendship with Johannes.
(d) Enormous wealth.

10. When Johannes tells Marin to stop acting like she owns the household, what reason does he give?
(a) He says that she has always been too covetous for her own good.
(b) He says that some humility would do her good.
(c) He says that all members of the Brandt household share its leadership.
(d) He says that the household belongs to Nella now.

11. Who feels responsible for Rezeki's death, even though someone else was her real killer?
(a) Nella.
(b) Otto.
(c) Jack.
(d) Johannes.

12. Whom does Nella try to convince to retrieve the doll thrown into the street by Marin?
(a) Rezeki.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Jack.
(d) Marin.

13. What does Nella announce aloud just before she goes out in the night to speak to the miniaturist?
(a) She says she is not frightened.
(b) She summons her guardian angel.
(c) She says that she wishes for God to protect her.
(d) She says she means no harm.

14. What is NOT a circumstance Cornelia names when accusing the miniaturist of wreaking havoc upon the Brandt household?
(a) Marin is pregnant with Frans's child.
(b) Marin is pregnant with Otto's child.
(c) Otto is gone.
(d) Johannes is in prison.

15. In what month is Johannes captured by the authorities before he can escape by ship?
(a) December.
(b) April.
(c) January.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nella hears sobbing and opens Marin's door, what color is the liquid she sees Marin about to drink?

2. How many dolls total are left on the front step of the Brandt household?

3. What holiday is the sixth of December in Seventeenth-Century Holland?

4. With whom does Nella have an altercation when she is following Otto and goes into the church?

5. How does Peebo get out of the Brandt house?

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