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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. What excuse does Marin provide when Johannes does not show up on time to meet with the Meermans?
2. What task has Cornelia been forced to undertake for weeks prior to Nella's arrival, causing Nella to worry that Cornelia will hold the task against her indefinitely?
3. What feeling does Nella have upon first arriving at the Brandt house when no one will answer the door?
4. How long does Hole-Face say the miniaturist has been living in town?
5. What items cover the walls of Johannes's study?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the first disagreement between Nella and Marin, and who wins it?
2. Describe the character of Agnes Meerman.
3. Describe Marin's character.
4. For what reason is Nella reluctant to answer Agnes's question about who made Nella's miniatures?
5. How does Marin hurt Nella physically and why?
6. What does Nella mean when she muses that Marin and Johannes are obsessed with "souls and purses" (27)?
7. What does the herring served within the Brandt household symbolize?
8. How does Nella feel when Marin reveals that she has known all along that her brother Johannes is gay?
9. How do Marin's and Nella's views of Nella's situation in the Brandt household differ?
10. What warning does Otto issue to Nella concerning her parakeet and Marin?
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
What is the function of Marin's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Marin and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays her in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the novel The Miniaturist from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
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