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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. What prompts Iris to try to get Clara out of the house in Chapter 2?
(a) Henrika finally gives her permission.
(b) Henrika is bedridden and won't be able to see them leave.
(c) Margarethe demands that Iris take Clara to the marketplace.
(d) Clara decides to ignore her mother's wishes and just walk out the front door.

2. Why are the Master and Caspar invited over for dinner with the newly formed van den Meer family?
(a) Margarethe wants to be rude and show the Master that she is happier with Mr. Van den Meer.
(b) Margarethe wants to show off her new family.
(c) Caspar is going to propose to Iris.
(d) The Master has been asked to paint a family portrait.

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

4. When the Fishers first arrive in the marketplace, how are they treated?
(a) Coldly.
(b) Suspiciously.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Rudely.

5. What reaction does Clara have to the windmill?
(a) She finds it very dirty.
(b) She is grateful for its water fountain.
(c) She instantly decides she wants to move there.
(d) She seems to remember it from long ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the book begins, from what country have the Fishers fled?

2. What does Caspar promise Iris one morning while she is visiting him and the Master during her work for the van den Meers?

3. When Clara is young and throwing fits, which character is the only person who is able to pull her out of her fitful state?

4. Who is Luykas?

5. How does the Master respond to the success of his painting of Clara?

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