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

2. When she first arrives, what services does Margarethe offer the townspeople in exchange for food and housing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Anything she can think of.
(c) Ministering.
(d) Painting.

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

4. What has allegedly happened to Jack Fisher?
(a) He left the family in poverty.
(b) He will be joining the Fisher family later.
(c) He has been killed by a mob.
(d) No one really knows.

5. 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) Margarethe's brother.
(d) The girls' long-lost father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is a member of the Fisher family?

3. Who is Caspar?

4. When the Fishers first arrive in the marketplace, how are they treated?

5. What toy is Ruth given after the commotion in the marketplace when the Fishers first arrive?

(see the answer key)

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