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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. Who is van Antum?
(a) A tailor.
(b) A fellow investor of van den Meer's.
(c) A creditor of van den Meer's who wants his money as soon as possible.
(d) A priest.

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

3. What good news does van den Meer receive from an investment partner about his investment?
(a) That the jewels have been found.
(b) That his paintings are still safe in the museum.
(c) That the ship has only been delayed, not lost.
(d) That most of his rare books somehow survived a fire.

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

5. What role does Ruth take in Schoonmaker's household?
(a) She fetches new paints for him.
(b) She paints copies of his paintings.
(c) She gathers flowers for him every day.
(d) She sits so he can paint her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the book begins, from what country have the Fishers fled?

2. Who is The Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies?

3. How are Ruth and Iris related?

4. As the ball approaches, what does the reader learn about Margarethe's neighbors' opinion of her?

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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