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

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 trap.
(b) A surround.
(c) A cage.
(d) A wall.

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

4. For what transgression does Jack reveal he has visited the Brandt house this day with violent intentions?
(a) Cornelia has told Jack that he can no longer enter the house when Johannes is not present.
(b) Johannes has told Jack that they can no longer engage in a sexual relationship.
(c) Johannes has told Jack that he can no longer work for the Brandts.
(d) Marin has told Jack that he can no longer work for the Brandts.

5. Before Johannes tries to flee Amsterdam, he tells Nella to guard and watch someone. Of whom is he speaking?
(a) The miniaturist.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Marin.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT something that happens when the St. George Militia arrives at the Brandt house?

2. What is NOT a way in which Marin's manner is described just after Frans's menacing announcement?

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

4. With what material does Nella find Johannes had covered the sugar loaves?

5. On what day does Johannes allow Otto and Cornelia "to dress up like lords and eat at his table" (183)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When Nella receives eight dolls from the miniaturist, what two items is the doll made in her own likeness holding in its tiny hands? What is the significance of each item?

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

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

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

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

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