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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 is Nella's reply to Marin's remark about hope?
(a) It is dangerous.
(b) It is better than nothing.
(c) It is not to be wasted.
(d) It is the only thing keeping people alive.

2. 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.

3. What is NOT an element Nella understands to be one of the terms of her new marriage?
(a) Enormous wealth.
(b) A lifetime of being untouched.
(c) A lively social life.
(d) A friendship with Johannes.

4. Where does Nella place the Nella doll after putting something around its neck?
(a) On the miniature bed in the cabinet house.
(b) On her real bed.
(c) In a kitchen drawer.
(d) In her apron pocket.

5. What does Marin say when Nella takes the glass from her hand after Nella has found her sobbing?
(a) She tells Nella that the baby will be better off dead.
(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 she should mind her own business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cornelia tell Nella that no woman can do?

2. How far along in her pregnancy does Marin say she is when Nella asks?

3. Where does Nella sleep on the night when Johannes tries to flee Amsterdam?

4. What is NOT a circumstance Cornelia names when accusing the miniaturist of wreaking havoc upon the Brandt household?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the destruction of the gingerbread families act as an element of foreshadowing?

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

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

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

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