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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Chapter 1 The Obscure Child.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Ruth and Iris related?
(a) Iris is Ruth's older sister.
(b) Ruth is Iris's mom.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) Ruth is Iris's older sister.

2. What does Schoonmaker prefer the Fishers call him?
(a) Father.
(b) Sir.
(c) Padrino.
(d) Master.

3. How is Iris initially described in the novel?
(a) As shy and unable/unwilling to speak.
(b) As conscientious and unattractive.
(c) As beautiful and loving.
(d) As mentally impaired and hard to control.

4. What items does Margarethe give Iris to give the Van den Meers when she is sent over to their household for the first time?
(a) A letter.
(b) A fancy silk handkerchief.
(c) A pastry.
(d) A toy windmill.

5. Who is Pieter ten Broek?
(a) A priest in a local church.
(b) The girls' long-lost father.
(c) Margarethe's grandfather.
(d) Margarethe's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Margarethe initially described in the novel?

2. What role does Ruth take in Schoonmaker's household?

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

4. Who is a member of the Fisher family?

5. What has allegedly happened to Jack Fisher?

(see the answer key)

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