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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 discovers that Marin has been hiding a pregnancy, how soon does Nella believe the baby will arrive?
(a) She believes that Marin is in her second trimester.
(b) She believes that Marin is in her first trimester.
(c) She believes that the baby is nearly ready to arrive.
(d) She believes that the baby must be overdue.

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

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

4. What is NOT an action Marin admits to taking in order to keep her pregnancy a secret?
(a) She has been soaking rags in pigs' blood.
(b) She has been binding her breasts.
(c) She has been wearing loose clothing.
(d) She has been wearing a metal girdle.

5. What is the final object through which Jack pushes his dagger before he leaves the Brandt house?
(a) Dhana's belly.
(b) Rezeki's skull.
(c) A sheet.
(d) A painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Nella take with her for protection when she goes to the Eastern Islands alone?

2. What reason does Nella cite to Johannes when he is touched by the item she has placed in her hair the night of his departure to Venice?

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

4. What does Johannes tell Nella about comfort?

5. How does Peebo get out of the Brandt house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is the theme of transformation referenced in the scene after Rezeki's death?

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

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

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

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

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