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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. How does Iris propose getting Clara out of the house?
(a) By sneaking her out in a wheelbarrow.
(b) By just having her walk out the front door.
(c) By sneaking out at night when no one is awake.
(d) By hiding her underneath Ruth's biggest dress.

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

3. What kind of paintings does Schoonmaker secretly paint?
(a) Paintings of nature.
(b) Paintings with bad words hidden in them.
(c) Paintings of maimed and deformed people.
(d) Modern, abstract paintings.

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

5. How does the Master respond to the success of his painting of Clara?
(a) He starts being mean to everyone around him.
(b) He becomes incredibly wealthy.
(c) He is very proud and excited.
(d) He becomes depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is The Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies?

2. What prompts Iris to try to get Clara out of the house in Chapter 2?

3. What kind of mother is Henrika?

4. How is Ruth initially described in the novel?

5. Who opens her door at the commotion in the marketplace and talks to Ruth?

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