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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. Before the large dinner party where his painting of Clara is revealed, what does the Master do to help comfort Ruth?
(a) He holds her hand.
(b) He presents her with a painting of her own.
(c) He speaks softly to her.
(d) He hums her favorite songs.

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

3. What kind of mother is Henrika?
(a) Absent.
(b) Controlling.
(c) Very loving.
(d) Cruel.

4. Who is Schoonmaker?
(a) A long-lost relative of Margarethe's.
(b) A city boy who helps them find the road.
(c) A priest.
(d) A painter in the village.

5. Who does Iris eventually go to apprentice with, after much protest?
(a) Caspar and the Master.
(b) The nuns in the church next door.
(c) The town seamstress.
(d) The town baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of paintings does Schoonmaker secretly paint?

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

3. Henrika and Margarethe usually get along:

4. Who is a member of the Fisher family?

5. Who is Clara?

(see the answer key)

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