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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. The narrator states that after the words greed and flood, what is "the worst word in the city's lexicon" (249)?
2. Nella remarks that she wants to ask "so many questions" (259) about Marin's pregnancy, but she does not ask any for what reason?
3. How is the doll version of Johannes different from the real version, according to Nella?
4. When Nella tells Johannes that she will miss him, he reminds her that she has which person for company?
5. What is NOT an action Marin admits to taking in order to keep her pregnancy a secret?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Johannes give Nella a list of names in Part Three: "Escape"?
2. How does the destruction of the gingerbread families act as an element of foreshadowing?
3. Where does Nella go in Part Four: "Spores"? Why?
4. For what reason is Nella reluctant to share the details of the miniaturist's work with Cornelia?
5. What does Marin say the truth is about Frans and her in the past in Part Four: “Verkeerspel"?
6. How is the theme of transformation referenced in the scene after Rezeki's death?
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 does Johannes mean when he says that he has married a child and that he has done it for Marin?
9. Why do Nella and Marin argue in Part Four: “Verkeerspel"?
10. When Nella detects a tenderness and genuine friendship developing between herself and Johannes, what is her reaction?
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 how and why the author instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Miniaturist.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's choice to tell the story of The Miniaturist using the third-person omniscient point of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are the author's intended effects on the reader?
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