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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. What prompts Iris to try to get Clara out of the house in Chapter 2?
(a) Margarethe demands that Iris take Clara to the marketplace.
(b) Henrika finally gives her permission.
(c) Clara decides to ignore her mother's wishes and just walk out the front door.
(d) Henrika is bedridden and won't be able to see them leave.

2. When Henrika is sick, what does Caspar give Ruth and Iris every morning when they come to visit him and the Master?
(a) Hot chocolate.
(b) Warm tea.
(c) Scones.
(d) Fresh fruit and juice.

3. What does the town say is the cause of Henrika's health issues?
(a) That something demonic resides in the house at night.
(b) That Margarethe is secretly poisoning her.
(c) That she is cruel so God is treating her cruelly.
(d) That she is too wealthy so she is being punished for not sharing her wealth.

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

5. What worries Iris about the Master's "I am going to ruin you yet" comment while he is working on his painting of Clara?
(a) She worries he is planning to kill Mr. Van den Meer.
(b) She thinks he is referring to Margarethe.
(c) She thinks he is going to commit suicide.
(d) She doesn't know to whom he is referring.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Schoonmaker prefer the Fishers call him?

3. How does Iris propose getting Clara out of the house?

4. How is Ruth initially described in the novel?

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

(see the answer key)

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