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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 The Imp-Riddled House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is The Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies?
(a) The nickname the townspeople have given to Ruth.
(b) The name of the ghost that lives in the Van den Meer's attic.
(c) An old, hairy woman who wanders around town.
(d) The nickname the townspeople have given to Margarethe.

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

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

4. What does Caspar promise Iris one morning while she is visiting him and the Master during her work for the van den Meers?
(a) That Iris will be his apprentice one day.
(b) That she will become more beautiful as she gets older, so she should stop worrying all the time.
(c) That he will marry Iris as soon as possible.
(d) That he will always take care of her and Ruth.

5. What does Iris think of Caspar's paintings of Ruth?
(a) That they are horribly ugly.
(b) That they don't portray Ruth truthfully.
(c) That the colors are very, very ugly.
(d) That they are accurate but flattering.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When the book begins, from what country have the Fishers fled?

4. When they are young, what does Clara tell Iris is the only thing that makes her happy?

5. What secret does Margarethe know about Henrika?

(see the answer key)

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