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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 The Ball.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Margarethe tell Iris that she is better off being ugly?
(a) Because she won't ever have to worry about getting married.
(b) Because beauty does not help anyone in the world.
(c) Because her husband won't have to worry about her getting ugly since she already is.
(d) Because she won't have to worry about people only liking her for her looks.

2. How is Margarethe initially described in the novel?
(a) As strict and careworn.
(b) As silent and strong.
(c) As optimistic and kind.
(d) As stubborn and rude.

3. What does Iris find most frustrating about her apprenticeship on the first day?
(a) That she is far more advanced than the town baker.
(b) That she has no interest in a religious life after all.
(c) That she is worse with a needle and thread than she originally thought.
(d) That she cannot immediately draw well.

4. What is the financial situation of the van den Meers when the Fishers move in with them?
(a) The van den Meers are neither rich nor poor.
(b) The van den Meers are poor now, but expect to get more money.
(c) The van den Meers are on the brink of poverty.
(d) The van den Meers are very wealthy.

5. After Rebekka's death, what does Margarethe worry has happened to the household?
(a) That, because Iris can now read and write, she will outsmart her own mother.
(b) That all of their money has been stolen.
(c) That Mr. van den Meer will divorce her and leave everyone homeless.
(d) That the plague has been introduced.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caspar promise Iris one morning while she is visiting him and the Master during her work for the van den Meers?

2. 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?

3. As they prepare for the ball, what does Margarethe demand Iris fill the house with?

4. Which item is van Stolk most interested in in the van den Meers' household?

5. What does Caspar accuse Ruth of doing at the ball?

(see the answer key)

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