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

2. What role does Ruth take in Schoonmaker's household?
(a) She sits so he can paint her.
(b) She paints copies of his paintings.
(c) She gathers flowers for him every day.
(d) She fetches new paints for him.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Rebekka?

2. What is kermis?

3. Right before the unveiling of the painting the Master created for van den Meer, what does Margarethe call Clara that sends Clara into a screaming rage?

4. Who eventually prevails in teaching Clara how to hem her own skirt?

5. What item is Iris given to work with on the first day of her apprenticeship?

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