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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Marin tells Nella that walking while pregnant feels like "bending over" (258) what object?

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

3. The doll resembling Nella has what kind of look on its face?

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

5. Nella considers taking what action now that Jack has disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What has changed about Marin's doll in Part Three: "No Anchor"? What does this foreshadow?

4. Why does Johannes give Nella a list of names in Part Three: "Escape"?

5. What is Marin about to do when Nella enters her room in Part Three: “Hidden Bodies"? Why?

6. What two items does Nella say "beautifully define [Marin's] infuriating contradictions and what does Nella mean?

7. Why do Nella and Marin argue in Part Four: “Verkeerspel"?

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

9. What happens when the militia arrives in Part Three: "Horseshoe"?

10. When Nella detects a tenderness and genuine friendship developing between herself and Johannes, what is her reaction?

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