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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 reason does Marin give Nella when she tells Nella not to follow Johannes to the Stadhuis?
2. What does Johannes tell Nella about comfort?
3. What is NOT a characteristic of Jack's that Marin lists as reasons he will not go to the authorities about Otto's actions?
4. What does Marin say about hope when she and Nella are discussing Johannes's dire situation?
5. How is the doll version of Johannes different from the real version, according to Nella?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the implication of Jack's charge against Johannes in Part Three: "Horseshoe"?
2. 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?
3. What happens when the militia arrives in Part Three: "Horseshoe"?
4. How do Nella's feelings about privacy change over time within the Brandt household?
5. What does Marin say the truth is about Frans and her in the past in Part Four: “Verkeerspel"?
6. For what reason does Hanna have to destroy all of the bakery's gingerbread families?
7. For what reason is Nella reluctant to share the details of the miniaturist's work with Cornelia?
8. What does Johannes mean when he says that he has married a child and that he has done it for Marin?
9. Why does Johannes give Nella a list of names in Part Three: "Escape"?
10. What does Nella do as a sign of goodwill toward Johannes when he leaves for Venice and what is his reaction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Determine the author's message regarding truth, lies, and hypocrisy.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's messages about guilt and responsibility within the novel The Miniaturist.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Miniaturist.
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