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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 another meaning of the French word "Enceinte" (257) in addition to its meaning of being pregnant, according to Marin?

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

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. For what transgression does Jack reveal he has visited the Brandt house this day with violent intentions?

5. Johannes tells Nella that home is where what is?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of transformation referenced in the scene after Rezeki's death?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What act does Johannes tell Marin he has undertaken for her and "against the counsel" (219) of his soul?

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

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

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

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 how and why the author instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Miniaturist.

Essay Topic 3

What is the novel's message regarding the role of religion in Seventeenth-Century Holland?

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