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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 The Imp-Riddled House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Clara is young and throwing fits, which character is the only person who is able to pull her out of her fitful state?
(a) Iris.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Henrika.
(d) Margarethe.

2. How is Ruth initially described in the novel?
(a) As conscientious and unattractive.
(b) As mentally impaired and hard to control.
(c) As beautiful and loving.
(d) As shy and unable/unwilling to speak.

3. Who is Caspar?
(a) The Fishers' boss when Schoonmaker is gone.
(b) The man who delivers groceries every day.
(c) A boy who works at a church.
(d) Schoonmaker's apprentice.

4. What are Iris and Margarethe a little afraid Schoonmaker will ask Iris to do when they first start working together?
(a) To spend all day in a very hot kitchen.
(b) To pose naked while he paints her.
(c) To beg for money in the streets.
(d) To do very hard, physical labor even though she is very young.

5. What do Caspar and Iris both believe lives in the highest part of the van den Meers' house?
(a) A hooded man.
(b) A sick relative.
(c) Strange animals.
(d) An imp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pieter ten Broek?

2. How does van den Meer plan on revealing the painting he commissioned?

3. When the book begins, who is the narrator?

4. After the successful unveiling of the painting of Clara, what does Margarethe ask Mr. van den Meer for?

5. What prompts Iris to try to get Clara out of the house in Chapter 2?

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