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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. Marin tells Nella that walking while pregnant feels like "bending over" (258) what object?

2. Who is the only person to see Johannes off when he tries to flee from Amsterdam?

3. When Johannes claims that it is not Jack who has betrayed him, whom does he list as the real culprit?

4. In what month of 1687 does Part Four begin?

5. After Johannes's arrest, Nella realizes that while the house's occupancy dwindles, what object feels more alive?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason is Nella reluctant to share the details of the miniaturist's work with Cornelia?

2. How do Nella's feelings about privacy change over time within the Brandt household?

3. Why does Johannes give Nella a list of names in Part Three: "Escape"?

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

5. What is Marin about to do when Nella enters her room in Part Three: “Hidden Bodies"? Why?

6. What has changed about Marin's doll in Part Three: "No Anchor"? What does this foreshadow?

7. What two items does Nella say "beautifully define [Marin's] infuriating contradictions and what does Nella mean?

8. What admissions does Marin make to Nella in Part Three: “Hidden Bodies"?

9. For what reason does Hanna have to destroy all of the bakery's gingerbread families?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze the novel The Miniaturist from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's messages about guilt and responsibility within the novel The Miniaturist.

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