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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 role does Margarethe take in Schoonmaker's household?
(a) She sews clothes for his shop.
(b) She cooks and cleans.
(c) She tends his garden.
(d) She sings all day to help him focus.

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

3. What piece of information does Clara have about the windmill that makes Iris believe her story?
(a) She knows about a secret trapdoor.
(b) She has a key for the front door on a necklace.
(c) She knows a secret way inside.
(d) Her initials appear to have been carved into the side of the building long ago.

4. When the town's river freezes over, how do Clara and Iris share their one pair of skates?
(a) Clara lets Iris use them both as a special treat.
(b) They take turns using the skates.
(c) Each girl takes one skate apiece.
(d) They decide not to use them at all.

5. What catches Iris's eye about Schoonmaker's lodgings?
(a) The vivid colors she sees through the window.
(b) How poor his family seems to be.
(c) The lovely flowers on his front lawn.
(d) The beautiful windows in the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they are young, what does Clara tell Iris is the only thing that makes her happy?

2. What item does Ruth try to steal in the marketplace?

3. What kind of paintings does Schoonmaker secretly paint?

4. Who is Schoonmaker?

5. What items does Margarethe give Iris to give the Van den Meers when she is sent over to their household for the first time?

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