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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. When Nella turns away from watching Johannes's barge leave, whom does she see standing by the bend of the canal?
(a) Jack.
(b) Frans.
(c) Marin.
(d) Otto.

2. Who delivers Nella's next long-awaited package from the miniaturist?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Johannes.
(c) The miniaturist.
(d) Jack.

3. What reason does Marin give Nella when she tells Nella not to follow Johannes to the Stadhuis?
(a) Johannes needs to accept his punishment alone.
(b) It will make Johannes look guilty.
(c) Jack may be there.
(d) It will draw attention.

4. Who helps Nella look for Peebo in the streets?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Otto.
(d) Marin.

5. Before going to visit the miniaturist at night, what item does Nella place around the Nella doll's tiny neck?
(a) The miniature key.
(b) The miniature dog collar.
(c) The miniature scarf.
(d) The miniature rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Nella admit feeling when she realizes that she will never engage in sexual activity within her marriage?

2. When Nella hears sobbing and opens Marin's door, what color is the liquid she sees Marin about to drink?

3. Whom does Nella try to convince to retrieve the doll thrown into the street by Marin?

4. In her frustration, Nella thinks to herself at one point that whenever she searches for the miniaturist, she finds only what instead?

5. What kind of clock is in Nella's bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the implication of Jack's charge against Johannes in Part Three: "Horseshoe"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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