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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feeling does Nella have upon first arriving at the Brandt house when no one will answer the door?
(a) She feels as if she is being made fun of.
(b) She feels as if she is being watched.
(c) She feels as if she should run away.
(d) She feels as if the whole neighborhood is staring at her.

2. For how many days does Nella pretend to sleep when Marin comes to sit on the end of the bed?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

3. What instrument had Nella played for Johannes during their very brief courtship?
(a) Lute.
(b) Harp.
(c) Harpsichord.
(d) Piano.

4. What were Johannes and Frans both doing when they first met?
(a) Working as butchers.
(b) Working as sugar purveyors.
(c) Serving in the Navy.
(d) Working on VOC ships.

5. When Marin says that the Brandts had sent their second best barge after Nella, whom does she say is using the family's best barge?
(a) Otto.
(b) Marin.
(c) Jack.
(d) Johannes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Hole-Face say the miniaturist has been living in town?

2. When Johannes kisses Nella for the first time, what happens to interrupt their kiss?

3. For what job does Johannes tell Marin he has hired Jack?

4. What items cover the walls of Johannes's study?

5. What excuse does Marin provide when Johannes does not show up on time to meet with the Meermans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What warning does Otto issue to Nella concerning her parakeet and Marin?

2. How do Nella's expectations of Marin's reaction differ from Marin's real reaction when Nella tells her about Johannes's homosexuality?

3. What does Nella's parakeet Peebo symbolize?

4. Describe Marin's character.

5. Describe the character of Agnes Meerman.

6. What is Nella's mother's reply when Nella says she does not want to be the kind of wife that behaves as the "rams and ewes of Assendelft" (26) do?

7. Describe Nella's first kiss with Johannes.

8. What does Nella mean when she opines that "home is nowhere" (114) for her now?

9. What is the significance of Nella's lute performance during the Meermans' visit?

10. What is Johannes's reply when Nella asks him whether they are rich?

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