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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 does the Master call Mr. van den Meer that crosses a line of acceptability?
(a) A money-hungry lump.
(b) A hen-pecked husband.
(c) An adulterer.
(d) A fraud.

2. After the Master's painting is met with great success, what does he ask Margarethe?
(a) If she will teach him how to paint like they do in England.
(b) If she will move back in with him.
(c) To adopt Iris.
(d) To adopt Ruth.

3. What happens to Rebekka?
(a) She is fired for teaching Iris how to read and write.
(b) She ends up having an affair with Mr. van den Meer.
(c) She steals money from the van den Meers.
(d) She drops dead from the plague while in the van den Meer kitchen.

4. 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.

5. What happens to the van den Meers' wealth at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) It is lost when the tulip market crashes.
(b) It ends up being stolen by the very guards hired to protect it.
(c) It doesn't do much, since Margarethe is too cheap to buy anything nice.
(d) It increases drastically right after Margarethe marries into the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Margarethe initially described in the novel?

2. Who is Luykas?

3. What reaction does Clara have to the windmill?

4. Does Iris ever find an imp in the van den Meers' household?

5. What does Henrika die from?

(see the answer key)

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