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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, who is the narrator?
(a) A man named Caspar.
(b) An older woman who is partially crippled.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A man named Incubus.

2. What causes Cornelius to become so depressed?
(a) His failing business venture.
(b) An accident in the kitchen that left Clara horribly scarred.
(c) His unhappy marriage to Margarethe.
(d) No one really knows for sure.

3. What role does Iris take in Schoonmaker's household?
(a) She sits so he can paint her.
(b) She scrubs the floors every other day.
(c) She stands outside holding an advertisement for his business.
(d) She makes her famous biscuits every morning.

4. What famous fairy tale does Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister depend on the reader being familiar with?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Peter Pan.
(c) None of these answers is correct.
(d) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

5. Why is Iris worried about how Henrika and Margarethe interact?
(a) She doesn't want Clara to begin to feel ignored.
(b) She thinks they are becoming too friendly.
(c) She doesn't want Henrika to kick out the Fishers.
(d) She worries Henrika is getting all of her mother's attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Marie de Medici lose her power?

2. What kind of mother is Henrika?

3. What role does Margarethe take in Schoonmaker's household?

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

5. How much of the van den Meers' household has been lost because of their debt?

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