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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. Nella considers taking what action now that Jack has disappeared?

2. What does Johannes tell Nella about comfort?

3. What is true of ALL of the dolls left on the front step of the Brandt house?

4. The doll resembling Nella has what kind of look on its face?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Nella and Marin argue in Part Four: “Verkeerspel"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of the novel and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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