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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. In her frustration, Nella thinks to herself at one point that whenever she searches for the miniaturist, she finds only what instead?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Clues.
(c) Herself.
(d) Pain.

2. In what month of 1687 does Part Four begin?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) March.
(d) January.

3. How far along in her pregnancy does Marin say she is when Nella asks?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

4. 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 painting.
(d) A sheet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nella discovers that Marin has been hiding a pregnancy, how soon does Nella believe the baby will arrive?

2. What item does the person taking a bath have sitting next to the bathtub that shocks Nella?

3. Before going to visit the miniaturist at night, what item does Nella place around the Nella doll's tiny neck?

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

5. What reason does Marin give Nella when she tells Nella not to follow Johannes to the Stadhuis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What act does Johannes tell Marin he has undertaken for her and "against the counsel" (219) of his soul?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Marin say the truth is about Frans and her in the past in Part Four: “Verkeerspel"?

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

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