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

2. 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 fancy silk handkerchief.
(b) A toy windmill.
(c) A pastry.
(d) A letter.

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

4. Who is Caspar?
(a) A boy who works at a church.
(b) The Fishers' boss when Schoonmaker is gone.
(c) The man who delivers groceries every day.
(d) Schoonmaker's apprentice.

5. What role does Margarethe take in Schoonmaker's household?
(a) She sews clothes for his shop.
(b) She sings all day to help him focus.
(c) She tends his garden.
(d) She cooks and cleans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What catches Iris's eye about Schoonmaker's lodgings?

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

4. Who is Clara?

5. What famous fairy tale does Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister depend on the reader being familiar with?

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