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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 is NOT a characteristic of Jack's that Marin lists as reasons he will not go to the authorities about Otto's actions?

2. What unexpected act does Johannes undertake when he finally returns from Venice?

3. What is NOT an element Nella understands to be one of the terms of her new marriage?

4. How does Peebo get out of the Brandt house?

5. In what month is Johannes captured by the authorities before he can escape by ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Nella do as a sign of goodwill toward Johannes when he leaves for Venice and what is his reaction?

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

7. Where does Nella go in Part Four: "Spores"? Why?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the novel and what is the author's message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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