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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Girl of Ashes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Luykas?
(a) Mr. van den Meer; it's his Christian name.
(b) Ruth's father.
(c) Schoonmaker's long-lost son.
(d) Iris's father.

2. What does Iris find most frustrating about her apprenticeship on the first day?
(a) That she is far more advanced than the town baker.
(b) That she is worse with a needle and thread than she originally thought.
(c) That she has no interest in a religious life after all.
(d) That she cannot immediately draw well.

3. 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 she will become more beautiful as she gets older, so she should stop worrying all the time.
(b) That he will always take care of her and Ruth.
(c) That he will marry Iris as soon as possible.
(d) That Iris will be his apprentice one day.

4. After his wife dies, what investment does van den Meer worry has been lost?
(a) A boat full of tulips that investors have given him money for.
(b) His collection of rare books.
(c) His collection of jewelry.
(d) His collection of fine paintings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the painting the Master creates for van den Meer?

2. Who is Pieter ten Broek?

3. How is Iris initially described in the novel?

4. After the Fishers flee their homeland, who are they expecting will house and feed them?

5. What happens to the van den Meers' wealth at the end of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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