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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What reason does Marin give Nella when she tells Nella not to follow Johannes to the Stadhuis?
(a) Jack may be there.
(b) It will make Johannes look guilty.
(c) It will draw attention.
(d) Johannes needs to accept his punishment alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Johannes claims that it is not Jack who has betrayed him, whom does he list as the real culprit?

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

3. What is true of ALL of the dolls left on the front step of the Brandt house?

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

5. Within what experience does Marin say people's truest selves are found?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason is Nella reluctant to share the details of the miniaturist's work with Cornelia?

2. How much does Nella obtain for the sugar in Part Four: "The Hopeful Loaf"? What are her intentions with the profits?

3. What does Marin say the truth is about Frans and her in the past in Part Four: “Verkeerspel"?

4. What does Nella do as a sign of goodwill toward Johannes when he leaves for Venice and what is his reaction?

5. For what reason does Hanna have to destroy all of the bakery's gingerbread families?

6. What is the significance of the loaf of sugar that Agnes's doll holds in its hand?

7. How do Nella's feelings about privacy change over time within the Brandt household?

8. What act does Johannes tell Marin he has undertaken for her and "against the counsel" (219) of his soul?

9. How is the theme of transformation referenced in the scene after Rezeki's death?

10. What thought propels Nella to go out in the cold night to demand answers from the miniaturist?

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