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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 Clara become so upset when van den Meer tells Margarethe that the hutsepot she makes for Lent is the best he's ever had?
(a) Because he knows that Clara hates hutsepot more than anything.
(b) Because it is horrible and Clara knows he is lying.
(c) Because Clara made it herself and wants the credit.
(d) Because Clara wants her birth mother's dishes to always be remembered as the best.

2. Who is van Stolk?
(a) A man both Clara and Iris have big crushes on.
(b) A kindly neighbor who often stops over for dinner.
(c) Another apprentice of the Master's.
(d) A man who paid off van den Meer's debts.

3. What prompts Iris to try to get Clara out of the house in Chapter 2?
(a) Clara decides to ignore her mother's wishes and just walk out the front door.
(b) Margarethe demands that Iris take Clara to the marketplace.
(c) Henrika is bedridden and won't be able to see them leave.
(d) Henrika finally gives her permission.

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

5. What does Clara say she'd rather do than marry van Stolk?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Run away to another town.
(c) Become a nun.
(d) Remain a housemaid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Margarethe feel that Philippe de Marisllac will be interested in Iris?

3. Who is the American equivalent of Sinter Klaas, the person for whom the girls leave their shoes out one night?

4. When the book begins, from what country have the Fishers fled?

5. As the ball approaches, what does the reader learn about Margarethe's neighbors' opinion of her?

(see the answer key)

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