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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. After her mother's death, why is Clara forced to leave the house?
(a) Because Margarethe demands she do it.
(b) To attend her mother's funeral.
(c) To go shopping in the marketplace.
(d) Because her father wants to flee with her in the middle of the night.

2. What color dress does Iris wear to the ball?
(a) Red.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Black.
(d) Gold.

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

4. Why does Margarethe feel that Philippe de Marisllac will be interested in Iris?
(a) Because she is dumb and ugly, so she won't be a threat to him.
(b) Because they share a love of painting.
(c) Because she will be made beautiful for one night.
(d) Because she has recently become very wealthy.

5. Who is the first person Iris and Ruth find at the ball?
(a) Schoonmaker.
(b) Clara.
(c) Caspar.
(d) Margarethe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who unexpectedly arrives at the van den Meers' home the morning after the ball?

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

3. What does Henrika die from?

4. What argument does Margarethe use to convince van den Meer that he should marry her?

5. What do Caspar and Iris both believe lives in the highest part of the van den Meers' house?

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