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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. What catches Iris's eye about Schoonmaker's lodgings?
(a) The vivid colors she sees through the window.
(b) How poor his family seems to be.
(c) The beautiful windows in the church.
(d) The lovely flowers on his front lawn.

2. Who is Clara?
(a) Van den Meer's beautiful young daughter.
(b) Caspar's sister.
(c) The ghost who lives in Schoonmaker's house.
(d) A street girl without a family.

3. What role does Iris take in Schoonmaker's household?
(a) She scrubs the floors every other day.
(b) She stands outside holding an advertisement for his business.
(c) She makes her famous biscuits every morning.
(d) She sits so he can paint her.

4. After the Fishers flee their homeland, who are they expecting will house and feed them?
(a) Nuns in a local church.
(b) Margarethe's grandfather.
(c) The girls' long-lost father.
(d) Margarethe's brother.

5. Who is a member of the Fisher family?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Iris.
(c) Margarethe.
(d) Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Margarethe take in Schoonmaker's household?

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

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

4. Who is Pieter ten Broek?

5. What city do the Fishers flee to?

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