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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marin tells Nella that walking while pregnant feels like "bending over" (258) what object?
(a) A globe.
(b) An ironing board.
(c) A medicine ball.
(d) A market stall.

2. Nella dreams of which character "wearing one of Marin's animal skulls upon his curly head" (180)?
(a) Jack.
(b) The miniaturist.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Otto.

3. When Nella hears sobbing and opens Marin's door, what color is the liquid she sees Marin about to drink?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Clear.
(d) Purple.

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

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

6. What unexpected act does Johannes undertake when he finally returns from Venice?
(a) He takes Nella into the bedroom to consummate their marriage.
(b) He takes Nella in a tight embrace.
(c) He announces that he will begin a renovation of the Brandt house.
(d) He takes Marin in a tight embrace.

7. What item does Nella put into her hair the night of Johannes's departure to Venice?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Powder.
(c) A series of friendship braids.
(d) The flowers he had given her.

8. In what month of 1687 does Part Four begin?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) January.
(d) March.

9. Before Johannes tries to flee Amsterdam, he tells Nella to guard and watch someone. Of whom is he speaking?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) The miniaturist.
(c) Marin.
(d) Jack.

10. What does Johannes tell Nella about comfort?
(a) That no one can rely on it.
(b) That it is dangerous.
(c) That it is life's greatest gift.
(d) That it is hard to find.

11. What ritual does the narrator describe Amsterdammers taking part in on the first day of each year?
(a) Swimming in the ocean.
(b) Dancing in the town square.
(c) Taking a dip in the river.
(d) Throwing the windows open.

12. What color are Johannes's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

13. Within what experience does Marin say people's truest selves are found?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Faith.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Joy.

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

15. What emotion does Nella admit feeling when she realizes that she will never engage in sexual activity within her marriage?
(a) Horror.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Elation.
(d) Relief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nella remarks that she wants to ask "so many questions" (259) about Marin's pregnancy, but she does not ask any for what reason?

2. What is NOT an element Nella understands to be one of the terms of her new marriage?

3. How far along in her pregnancy does Marin say she is when Nella asks?

4. When Nella discovers that Marin has been hiding a pregnancy, how soon does Nella believe the baby will arrive?

5. What does Cornelia tell Nella that no woman can do?

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