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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 item does the person taking a bath have sitting next to the bathtub that shocks Nella?
(a) Bottles of liquor.
(b) A box of matches.
(c) Candied walnuts.
(d) A pipe.

2. How does Peebo get out of the Brandt house?
(a) He escapes from the cabinet house and flies out the front door.
(b) He flies out of an open window.
(c) Marin takes him out of the cage and throws him into the street.
(d) Nella decides to set him free in a meadow.

3. Johannes tells Nella that home is where what is?
(a) True identity.
(b) Love.
(c) Support.
(d) Comfort.

4. What is NOT a characteristic of Jack's that Marin lists as reasons he will not go to the authorities about Otto's actions?
(a) He is proud.
(b) He is a sodomite.
(c) He used to be an actor.
(d) He is English.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the doll version of Johannes different from the real version, according to Nella?

3. Who is the only person to see Johannes off when he tries to flee from Amsterdam?

4. Where does Nella place the Nella doll after putting something around its neck?

5. What month does Marin insist is the one in which Johannes absolutely must sail to Venice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What plan is developed by Nella, Marin, and Cornelia in the beginning of Part Three: "Escape"? Why has this plan been developed?

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

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