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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. Henrika and Margarethe usually get along:
(a) Perfectly -- they quickly become best friends.
(b) Sometimes really well and sometimes not very well at all.
(c) Not very well at all.
(d) They never see each other.

2. What catches Iris's eye about Schoonmaker's lodgings?
(a) How poor his family seems to be.
(b) The lovely flowers on his front lawn.
(c) The vivid colors she sees through the window.
(d) The beautiful windows in the church.

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

4. Who is Schoonmaker?
(a) A city boy who helps them find the road.
(b) A painter in the village.
(c) A priest.
(d) A long-lost relative of Margarethe's.

5. 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) Henrika.
(b) Margarethe.
(c) Iris.
(d) Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the town say is the cause of Henrika's health issues?

2. What famous fairy tale does Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister depend on the reader being familiar with?

3. When they are young, what does Clara tell Iris is the only thing that makes her happy?

4. How is Iris initially described in the novel?

5. Right before the unveiling of the painting the Master created for van den Meer, what does Margarethe call Clara that sends Clara into a screaming rage?

(see the answer key)

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