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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. Who is the only person to see Johannes off when he tries to flee from Amsterdam?
(a) Frans.
(b) Jack.
(c) Nella.
(d) Marin.

2. What does Marin say when Nella takes the glass from her hand after Nella has found her sobbing?
(a) She tells Nella that she should mind her own business.
(b) She tells Nella that she would not have drunk the mixture.
(c) She tells Nella that she no longer wants to live.
(d) She tells Nella that the baby will be better off dead.

3. When Johannes tells Marin to stop acting like she owns the household, what reason does he give?
(a) He says that she has always been too covetous for her own good.
(b) He says that all members of the Brandt household share its leadership.
(c) He says that the household belongs to Nella now.
(d) He says that some humility would do her good.

4. The doll resembling Nella has what kind of look on its face?
(a) Elated.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Angry.
(d) Brooding.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who delivers Nella's next long-awaited package from the miniaturist?

3. What holiday is the sixth of December in Seventeenth-Century Holland?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What admissions does Marin make to Nella in Part Three: “Hidden Bodies"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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