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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Girl of Ashes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the successful unveiling of the painting of Clara, what does Margarethe ask Mr. van den Meer for?
(a) A stipend.
(b) To be released from her job.
(c) Better living arrangements.
(d) For the chance for Iris to go to school.

2. What catches Iris's eye about Schoonmaker's lodgings?
(a) The vivid colors she sees through the window.
(b) The beautiful windows in the church.
(c) How poor his family seems to be.
(d) The lovely flowers on his front lawn.

3. Who is Luykas?
(a) Ruth's father.
(b) Mr. van den Meer; it's his Christian name.
(c) Iris's father.
(d) Schoonmaker's long-lost son.

4. Henrika and Margarethe usually get along:
(a) Perfectly -- they quickly become best friends.
(b) Not very well at all.
(c) Sometimes really well and sometimes not very well at all.
(d) They never see each other.

5. What illness is spreading around Haarlem?
(a) Some kind of unknown cancer.
(b) Some kind of contagious mental illness that makes people go insane.
(c) The flu.
(d) The plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his wife dies, what investment does van den Meer worry has been lost?

2. What piece of information does Clara have about the windmill that makes Iris believe her story?

3. What secret does Margarethe know about Henrika?

4. How does the Master respond to the success of his painting of Clara?

5. What famous fairy tale does Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister depend on the reader being familiar with?

(see the answer key)

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