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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whom does Nella take with her for protection when she goes to the Eastern Islands alone?
(a) Marin.
(b) Dhana.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Rezeki.

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

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

6. What metaphor does Marin use when telling Nella that she does not understand Marin or Johannes?
(a) The knot is tied too tight.
(b) The ship has sailed.
(c) A stitch in time saves nine.
(d) The arrow does not quite hit the mark.

7. When Nella discovers that Marin has been hiding a pregnancy, how soon does Nella believe the baby will arrive?
(a) She believes that Marin is in her first trimester.
(b) She believes that Marin is in her second trimester.
(c) She believes that the baby must be overdue.
(d) She believes that the baby is nearly ready to arrive.

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

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

10. 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 restoration.
(b) For progress.
(c) For love.
(d) For affection.

11. What is Nella's reply to Marin's remark about hope?
(a) It is better than nothing.
(b) It is not to be wasted.
(c) It is the only thing keeping people alive.
(d) It is dangerous.

12. What kind of clock is in Nella's bedroom?
(a) A brass pendulum clock.
(b) A cuckoo clock.
(c) A silver pendulum clock.
(d) A golden pendulum clock.

13. How far along in her pregnancy does Marin say she is when Nella asks?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 7 months.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marin say when Nella takes the glass from her hand after Nella has found her sobbing?

2. What is the first object through which Jack pushes his dagger while inside the Brandt house?

3. What emotion does Nella admit feeling when she realizes that she will never engage in sexual activity within her marriage?

4. Who delivers Nella's next long-awaited package from the miniaturist?

5. Where does Nella sleep on the night when Johannes tries to flee Amsterdam?

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