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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. Who opens her door at the commotion in the marketplace and talks to Ruth?
(a) A police officer.
(b) An unknown but beautiful young girl.
(c) A priest.
(d) A very mean old man.

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

3. What city do the Fishers flee to?
(a) Paris.
(b) The reader never learns the name of the city.
(c) London.
(d) Haarlem.

4. When the book begins, who is the narrator?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A man named Caspar.
(c) An older woman who is partially crippled.
(d) A man named Incubus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Iris and Margarethe a little afraid Schoonmaker will ask Iris to do when they first start working together?

2. How are Ruth and Iris related?

3. How is Ruth initially described in the novel?

4. Who is Clara?

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

(see the answer key)

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