1. What does Clara believe happened at the windmill?
(a) She was born there.
(b) She used to help her father sell flowers there as a child.
(c) She used to play there with her father when she was very little.
(d) She was turned into a changeling there.

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

3. Who eventually prevails in teaching Clara how to hem her own skirt?
(a) Ruth.
(b) The Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies.
(c) Margarethe.
(d) Iris.

4. Who is The Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies?
(a) The nickname the townspeople have given to Ruth.
(b) The nickname the townspeople have given to Margarethe.
(c) An old, hairy woman who wanders around town.
(d) The name of the ghost that lives in the Van den Meer's attic.

5. What has happened to Pieter ten Broek?
(a) He has died.
(b) He is in an insane asylum.
(c) He has moved to America.
(d) He has lost his job with the church and is very poor now.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What illness is spreading around Haarlem?

4. What argument does Margarethe use to convince van den Meer that he should marry her?

5. How is Margarethe initially described in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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