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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. When the town's river freezes over, how do Clara and Iris share their one pair of skates?
(a) They take turns using the skates.
(b) Clara lets Iris use them both as a special treat.
(c) Each girl takes one skate apiece.
(d) They decide not to use them at all.

2. Who does Iris dance with first at the ball?
(a) Caspar.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Someone she doesn't know -- or like.
(d) Schoonmaker.

3. Who first tries to lay claim to the mystery slipper?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Clara.
(c) Iris.
(d) Margarethe.

4. When they are young, what does Clara tell Iris is the only thing that makes her happy?
(a) Spending time in her private garden.
(b) Learning English from Iris.
(c) Being alone in her room.
(d) Listening to her father play the piano.

5. Who is Rebekka?
(a) A young girl Iris befriended in the neighborhood.
(b) Margarethe's long-lost sister.
(c) A girl who has a condition similar to Ruth's.
(d) A cook hired to help in the van den Meer household.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Iris propose getting Clara out of the house?

2. Why does Clara become so upset when van den Meer tells Margarethe that the hutsepot she makes for Lent is the best he's ever had?

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

4. What drink does a servant bring to Clara and Philippe when they are in a private room?

5. What do people spy Philippe doing to Clara when they are in a private room?

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