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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister Quiz

Gregory Maguire
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister Quiz

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1)

What kind of visitors come to the van den Meers' house after Henrika's funeral? (from Chapter 3 The Girl of Ashes)

Beggars who know Mr. Van den Meer has inherited a lot of money.
Random people who want to see Clara's portrait.
Potential suitors for Clara.
Tulip investors.
2)

What does Iris wonder about the night her family fled without their father? (from Epilogue)

If he was warned in advance.
If he was really dead before they left.
If he organized the mob.
If he staged the event to try to murder Margarethe.
3)

What reaction does Clara have to the windmill? (from Chapter 3 The Girl of Ashes)

She seems to remember it from long ago.
She instantly decides she wants to move there.
She finds it very dirty.
She is grateful for its water fountain.
4)

When the town's river freezes over, how do Clara and Iris share their one pair of skates? (from Chapter 3 The Girl of Ashes)

They decide not to use them at all.
They take turns using the skates.
Clara lets Iris use them both as a special treat.
Each girl takes one skate apiece.
5)

Why are the Master and Caspar invited over for dinner with the newly formed van den Meer family? (from Chapter 3 The Girl of Ashes)

Margarethe wants to be rude and show the Master that she is happier with Mr. Van den Meer.
Margarethe wants to show off her new family.
The Master has been asked to paint a family portrait.
Caspar is going to propose to Iris.
6)

Why does Margarethe tell Iris that she is better off being ugly? (from Chapter 4 The Gallery of God's Mistakes)

Because she won't ever have to worry about getting married.
Because beauty does not help anyone in the world.
Because she won't have to worry about people only liking her for her looks.
Because her husband won't have to worry about her getting ugly since she already is.
7)

How many grandchildren does Ruth end up having? (from Epilogue)

One.
Three.
Two.
Zero.
8)

What family scene does Ruth think would have made a good painting? (from Epilogue)

Margarethe's blinded eyes.
Clara's tattered dress.
The sight of Clara's children playing.
The burned palace the evening of the ball.
9)

How did Marie de Medici lose her power? (from Chapter 4 The Gallery of God's Mistakes)

She resigned it.
She lost it when her husband died.
She never had much power to begin with.
Her own son overthrew her.
10)

What piece of information does Clara have about the windmill that makes Iris believe her story? (from Chapter 3 The Girl of Ashes)

Her initials appear to have been carved into the side of the building long ago.
She knows a secret way inside.
She knows about a secret trapdoor.
She has a key for the front door on a necklace.
11)

How does Margarethe suggest Iris take care of the whole family? (from Chapter 5 The Ball)

By getting a good job as a cook.
By marrying Caspar.
By killing herself.
By marrying the prince.
12)

Who is the ball's guest of honor? (from Chapter 4 The Gallery of God's Mistakes)

Philippe de Marsillac.
The Master.
Van den Meer.
The mayor of Haarlem.
13)

Who is Rebekka? (from Chapter 3 The Girl of Ashes)

A young girl Iris befriended in the neighborhood.
A cook hired to help in the van den Meer household.
Margarethe's long-lost sister.
A girl who has a condition similar to Ruth's.
14)

Who does Ruth end up marrying? (from Epilogue)

No one.
The prince.
Schoonmaker.
Caspar.
15)

What does Caspar tell Iris and Clara while they are out ice skating? (from Chapter 3 The Girl of Ashes)

That they they both look beautiful on the ice.
That they are girls and shouldn't sweat so much.
That they look like sisters.
That they shouldn't go too far away.
16)

How is Clarissa of Aragaon's arrival met by the crowd? (from Chapter 5 The Ball)

With awe.
With shouts of excitement.
With no fanfare at all.
With anger.
17)

Who does Iris end up marrying? (from Epilogue)

Caspar.
No one.
Schoonmaker.
The prince.
18)

As the ball approaches, what does the reader learn about Margarethe's neighbors' opinion of her? (from Chapter 4 The Gallery of God's Mistakes)

That they think she is the most beautiful woman in all the land.
That they are jealous of her wealth.
That they scorn her and think very poorly of her choices.
That they admire her.
19)

What ended up happening to Cornelius's finances? (from Epilogue)

They continued to get worse and worse.
They eventually recovered.
They never improved.
They were completely dependent on Margarethe's management.
20)

In the Epilogue, Ruth claims that Iris was better at doing what than painting? (from Epilogue)

Organizing.
Observing.
Cooking.
Singing.
21)

How is Marie de Medici described physically? (from Chapter 4 The Gallery of God's Mistakes)

As both beautiful and exceptionally intelligent.
As very smart and cunning.
As beautiful and unusually tall.
As old and overweight -- obese, even.
22)

Who is the first person Iris and Ruth find at the ball? (from Chapter 5 The Ball)

Schoonmaker.
Clara.
Caspar.
Margarethe.
23)

How do Margarethe, Ruth, and Iris plan on getting dresses for the ball? (from Chapter 4 The Gallery of God's Mistakes)

They are making Clara sew all of their dresses and accessories.
They are sewing their own.
A tailor is making custom dresses for them.
They are using Henrika's old dresses.
24)

Why does Clara tell the queen she is hiding her face? (from Chapter 5 The Ball)

Because she is allergic to the flowers.
Because she is horribly disfigured.
Because she is Catholic.
Because she gets sunburned easily.
25)

What illness is spreading around Haarlem? (from Chapter 3 The Girl of Ashes)

The plague.
Some kind of unknown cancer.
The flu.
Some kind of contagious mental illness that makes people go insane.
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