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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. When the book begins, from what country have the Fishers fled?
(a) Holland.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) France.

2. What does Henrika die from?
(a) She stabs herself with a sharp blade.
(b) Starving herself out of protest.
(c) Complications from giving birth too early.
(d) She dies of natural causes.

3. When she first arrives, what services does Margarethe offer the townspeople in exchange for food and housing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Anything she can think of.
(c) Ministering.
(d) Painting.

4. What kind of head piece will Clara wear to the ball to disguise herself?
(a) She is not going to disguise herself at all at the ball.
(b) A hooded cloak.
(c) A Spanish veil.
(d) A mask.

5. Who is Clara?
(a) A street girl without a family.
(b) The ghost who lives in Schoonmaker's house.
(c) Caspar's sister.
(d) Van den Meer's beautiful young daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the painting the Master creates for van den Meer?

2. What does Iris find most frustrating about her apprenticeship on the first day?

3. What illness is spreading around Haarlem?

4. What does Clara suspect Ruth of doing to Margarethe's linen?

5. What non-family member do Ruth, Iris, and Clara enlist in helping them get Clara to the ball?

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