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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 it is horrible and Clara knows he is lying.
(b) Because he knows that Clara hates hutsepot more than anything.
(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 Clarissa Santiago of Aragon at the ball?
(a) The daughter of the hosts.
(b) Clara in disguise.
(c) Margarethe's made-up name for Iris.
(d) The sister of the prince everyone wants to see.

3. Who first tries to lay claim to the mystery slipper?
(a) Clara.
(b) Margarethe.
(c) Iris.
(d) Ruth.

4. What does Clara suspect Ruth of doing to Margarethe's linen?
(a) Selling it for something cheaper and pocketing the money.
(b) Washing it more than necessary to make sure it's especially clean.
(c) Putting red pepper on it to make her eyes worse.
(d) Not washing it at all but claiming she did.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event causes the ball to end abruptly?

3. What does Iris tell Clara that changes her mind about attending the ball?

4. Why do Clara and Iris decide to stop into the windmill while out ice skating?

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

(see the answer key)

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