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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Chapter 1 The Obscure Child.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Ruth and Iris related?
(a) Iris is Ruth's older sister.
(b) Ruth is Iris's older sister.
(c) Ruth is Iris's mom.
(d) They are cousins.

2. What has allegedly happened to Jack Fisher?
(a) No one really knows.
(b) He will be joining the Fisher family later.
(c) He has been killed by a mob.
(d) He left the family in poverty.

3. What item does Ruth try to steal in the marketplace?
(a) A fish.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) Some meat.
(d) A pear.

4. What items does Margarethe give Iris to give the Van den Meers when she is sent over to their household for the first time?
(a) A letter.
(b) A pastry.
(c) A fancy silk handkerchief.
(d) A toy windmill.

5. Who opens her door at the commotion in the marketplace and talks to Ruth?
(a) An unknown but beautiful young girl.
(b) A priest.
(c) A very mean old man.
(d) A police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Iris initially described in the novel?

2. How is Ruth initially described in the novel?

3. What role does Margarethe take in Schoonmaker's household?

4. What has happened to Pieter ten Broek?

5. What catches Iris's eye about Schoonmaker's lodgings?

(see the answer key)

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