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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. As the ball approaches and Margarethe is tight for money, why does she claim the Master owes her money?
(a) Because she and Iris helped him land the Young Girl with Tulips painting.
(b) Because he has lots of money now and she has very little.
(c) Because she knows he has been secretly stealing from the Van den Meers.
(d) Because he never paid her enough when she was working for him.

2. How does the Master respond to the success of his painting of Clara?
(a) He becomes depressed.
(b) He is very proud and excited.
(c) He starts being mean to everyone around him.
(d) He becomes incredibly wealthy.

3. What kind of head piece will Clara wear to the ball to disguise herself?
(a) A hooded cloak.
(b) She is not going to disguise herself at all at the ball.
(c) A Spanish veil.
(d) A mask.

4. After the successful unveiling of the painting of Clara, what does Margarethe ask Mr. van den Meer for?
(a) To be released from her job.
(b) Better living arrangements.
(c) A stipend.
(d) For the chance for Iris to go to school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Clara upset about what Sinter Klaas left in her shoe?

2. What causes Cornelius to become so depressed?

3. How is Marie de Medici described physically?

4. How does Ruth react when the Master says, at the ball, that he wishes Margarethe would have burned his painting?

5. After his wife dies, what investment does van den Meer worry has been lost?

(see the answer key)

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