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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 The Ball.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Clarissa Santiago of Aragon at the ball?
(a) Margarethe's made-up name for Iris.
(b) The daughter of the hosts.
(c) The sister of the prince everyone wants to see.
(d) Clara in disguise.

2. Who eventually prevails in teaching Clara how to hem her own skirt?
(a) Ruth.
(b) The Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies.
(c) Margarethe.
(d) Iris.

3. Who warns Clara when van Stolk enters the ball?
(a) Schoonmaker.
(b) Iris.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Margarethe.

4. What secret does Margarethe know about Henrika?
(a) That Henrika is having an affair.
(b) That Clara isn't actually Mr. Van den Meer's son.
(c) That Henrika is hiding money.
(d) That Henrika is pregnant.

5. How does van den Meer plan on revealing the painting he commissioned?
(a) By donating it to a city church.
(b) By unveiling it in the town square.
(c) By donating it to a city museum.
(d) Through a fancy dinner party.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ruth react when the Master says, at the ball, that he wishes Margarethe would have burned his painting?

2. What kind of mother is Henrika?

3. Before the large dinner party where his painting of Clara is revealed, what does the Master do to help comfort Ruth?

4. Why does Clara decline at first to dance with the prince?

5. What does the Master call Mr. van den Meer that crosses a line of acceptability?

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