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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. What is the name of the painting the Master creates for van den Meer?
(a) Girl with Flowers by a Window.
(b) Young Woman with Tulips.
(c) Clara, My Beloved.
(d) Young Woman with Two Lips.

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

3. What happens during Iris and Clara's attempts to get Clara out of the house?
(a) Clara panics and changes her mind.
(b) Ruth tells on them.
(c) Iris panics and changes her mind.
(d) Henrika catches them before they can get very far.

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

5. What does the Master call Mr. van den Meer that crosses a line of acceptability?
(a) A hen-pecked husband.
(b) A fraud.
(c) An adulterer.
(d) A money-hungry lump.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Iris ever find an imp in the van den Meers' household?

2. Right before the evening when her painting is unveiled, what cruel thing does Clara say to Iris when Iris comes to try to coax her out of her bedroom?

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

4. Who opens her door at the commotion in the marketplace and talks to Ruth?

5. What item does Ruth try to steal in the marketplace?

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