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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 tells Johannes that she will miss him, he reminds her that she has which person for company?
(a) Otto.
(b) The miniaturist.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Marin.

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

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

4. What month does Marin insist is the one in which Johannes absolutely must sail to Venice?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) January.
(d) November.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who feels responsible for Rezeki's death, even though someone else was her real killer?

2. What is the first object through which Jack pushes his dagger while inside the Brandt house?

3. Within what experience does Marin say people's truest selves are found?

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

5. What is NOT an action Marin admits to taking in order to keep her pregnancy a secret?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. When Nella receives eight dolls from the miniaturist, what two items is the doll made in her own likeness holding in its tiny hands? What is the significance of each item?

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

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

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

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