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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 items does Margarethe give Iris to give the Van den Meers when she is sent over to their household for the first time?
(a) A letter.
(b) A toy windmill.
(c) A fancy silk handkerchief.
(d) A pastry.

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

4. What toy is Ruth given after the commotion in the marketplace when the Fishers first arrive?
(a) A toy windmill.
(b) A yo-yo.
(c) A flute.
(d) A bouncing ball.

5. After Rebekka's death, what does Margarethe worry has happened to the household?
(a) That all of their money has been stolen.
(b) That the plague has been introduced.
(c) That, because Iris can now read and write, she will outsmart her own mother.
(d) That Mr. van den Meer will divorce her and leave everyone homeless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Iris actually steal in the marketplace?

2. Who is the American equivalent of Sinter Klaas, the person for whom the girls leave their shoes out one night?

3. After her mother's death, why is Clara forced to leave the house?

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

5. What do Caspar and Iris both believe lives in the highest part of the van den Meers' house?

(see the answer key)

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