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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The Nella doll that Nella receives from the miniaturist is carrying what two items in its tiny hands?
(a) A breakfast tray and a cup of coffee.
(b) A book and a rosary.
(c) A note and an empty birdcage.
(d) A flower and a dog collar.

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

5. How many dolls total are left on the front step of the Brandt household?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

6. When Nella turns away from watching Johannes's barge leave, whom does she see standing by the bend of the canal?
(a) Otto.
(b) Jack.
(c) Marin.
(d) Frans.

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

8. What is NOT a way in which Marin's manner is described just after Frans's menacing announcement?
(a) Limp.
(b) With a spiritless voice.
(c) Dead-eyed.
(d) Reluctantly hopeful.

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

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

11. With whom does Nella have an altercation when she is following Otto and goes into the church?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Frans.
(d) Marin.

12. Which doll from the cabinet house does Marin throw into the street over the protests of Nella?
(a) Jack.
(b) Marin.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Nella.

13. 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 wants to get another person's opinion about the miniaturist's identity.
(b) She wants to get another person's opinion about the authenticity of her miniatures.
(c) She does not see Cornelia opening the curtain until it is too late.
(d) She feels sorry for speaking harshly to Cornelia a moment before.

14. What does Marin say about hope when she and Nella are discussing Johannes's dire situation?
(a) It will only lead to heartbreak.
(b) It is dangerous.
(c) It is not to be wasted.
(d) It is the only thing keeping people alive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does the person taking a bath have sitting next to the bathtub that shocks Nella?

2. What ritual does the narrator describe Amsterdammers taking part in on the first day of each year?

3. Who helps Nella look for Peebo in the streets?

4. What is NOT an action Marin admits to taking in order to keep her pregnancy a secret?

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

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