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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the final object through which Jack pushes his dagger before he leaves the Brandt house?
(a) Rezeki's skull.
(b) A sheet.
(c) Dhana's belly.
(d) A painting.

2. What month does Marin insist is the one in which Johannes absolutely must sail to Venice?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) December.

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

4. Nella remarks that she wants to ask "so many questions" (259) about Marin's pregnancy, but she does not ask any for what reason?
(a) She wants to wait until the trouble with Johannes is over.
(b) She does not want to further upset Marin.
(c) Marin is sobbing too hard to speak.
(d) She does not know where to start.

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

6. What is NOT another meaning of the French word "Enceinte" (257) in addition to its meaning of being pregnant, according to Marin?
(a) A surround.
(b) A cage.
(c) A wall.
(d) A trap.

7. 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) Marin is pregnant with Frans's child.
(c) Otto is gone.
(d) Johannes is in prison.

8. Who delivers Nella's next long-awaited package from the miniaturist?
(a) Johannes.
(b) The miniaturist.
(c) Jack.
(d) Cornelia.

9. With what material does Nella find Johannes had covered the sugar loaves?
(a) Silk.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Linen.
(d) Banana leaves.

10. 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.

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

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

13. 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 the household belongs to Nella now.
(d) He says that all members of the Brandt household share its leadership.

14. The narrator states that after the words greed and flood, what is "the worst word in the city's lexicon" (249)?
(a) Fire.
(b) Sodomy.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Embezzlement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Johannes tries to flee Amsterdam, he tells Nella to guard and watch someone. Of whom is he speaking?

2. What metaphor does Marin use when telling Nella that she does not understand Marin or Johannes?

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

4. What is NOT a characteristic of Jack's that Marin lists as reasons he will not go to the authorities about Otto's actions?

5. What does Nella announce aloud just before she goes out in the night to speak to the miniaturist?

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