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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Nella realizes that she has not sent her unwanted items along with the note to the miniaturist, what does she do with them?
2. When Marin decides that the cabinet house is too large to stay in the hall, where does she put it?
3. How much younger does Nella decide she is than Marin?
4. What is the main difference Nella sees between the maids back in Assendelft and Cornelia?
5. When Marin does not introduce herself, for whom does Nella mistake her new sister-in-law?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Nella's mother's reply when Nella says she does not want to be the kind of wife that behaves as the "rams and ewes of Assendelft" (26) do?
2. What does Nella mean when she muses that Marin and Johannes are obsessed with "souls and purses" (27)?
3. What is the first disagreement between Nella and Marin, and who wins it?
4. What is Johannes's reply when Nella asks him whether they are rich?
5. What is ironic about Nella's mother's comment that there is only one kind of wife?
6. How does Nella characterize the people in her life in relation to dwelling on the past?
7. What is Nella's marital status when she first arrives at the Brandt home?
8. What is the significance of Nella's lute performance during the Meermans' visit?
9. What is Otto's history?
10. What are the circumstances of Nella's arrival at the Brandt house that are troubling to her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the many instances of irony within the novel's narrative and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
How is the topic of persecution treated within the novel and how is the author's treatment of the subject related to the book's depicted setting of Seventeenth-Century Holland?
Essay Topic 3
What is the author's message regarding motherhood and femininity and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?
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