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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. In her frustration, Nella thinks to herself at one point that whenever she searches for the miniaturist, she finds only what instead?
(a) Pain.
(b) Herself.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Clues.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Johannes tells Marin to stop acting like she owns the household, what reason does he give?

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

3. What metaphor does Marin use when telling Nella that she does not understand Marin or Johannes?

4. For how many years has Johannes had Rezeki at the time of her death?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Nella go in Part Four: "Spores"? Why?

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

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

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

5. What does Johannes mean when he says that he has married a child and that he has done it for Marin?

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

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

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

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

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

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