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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The Gallery of God's Mistakes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens during Iris and Clara's attempts to get Clara out of the house?
(a) Iris panics and changes her mind.
(b) Ruth tells on them.
(c) Henrika catches them before they can get very far.
(d) Clara panics and changes her mind.

2. As the ball approaches and Margarethe is tight for money, why does she claim the Master owes her money?
(a) Because he never paid her enough when she was working for him.
(b) Because she knows he has been secretly stealing from the Van den Meers.
(c) Because she and Iris helped him land the Young Girl with Tulips painting.
(d) Because he has lots of money now and she has very little.

3. How is Ruth initially described in the novel?
(a) As shy and unable/unwilling to speak.
(b) As mentally impaired and hard to control.
(c) As conscientious and unattractive.
(d) As beautiful and loving.

4. Before the large dinner party where his painting of Clara is revealed, what does the Master do to help comfort Ruth?
(a) He holds her hand.
(b) He hums her favorite songs.
(c) He presents her with a painting of her own.
(d) He speaks softly to her.

5. Which item is van Stolk most interested in in the van den Meers' household?
(a) The Young Woman with Tulips painting.
(b) The nice pots and pans in the kitchen.
(c) Van den Meer's amazing library of unique books.
(d) Margarethe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the van den Meers' household has been lost because of their debt?

2. What item does Iris actually steal in the marketplace?

3. Does Iris ever find an imp in the van den Meers' household?

4. What does Clara confess, by her father's bedside, about why she felt such a connection with Ruth?

5. When Henrika is sick, what does Caspar give Ruth and Iris every morning when they come to visit him and the Master?

(see the answer key)

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