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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 Henrika die from?
(a) She dies of natural causes.
(b) Starving herself out of protest.
(c) She stabs herself with a sharp blade.
(d) Complications from giving birth too early.

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

3. Who is Luykas?
(a) Iris's father.
(b) Schoonmaker's long-lost son.
(c) Ruth's father.
(d) Mr. van den Meer; it's his Christian name.

4. Who is Clara?
(a) Caspar's sister.
(b) A street girl without a family.
(c) The ghost who lives in Schoonmaker's house.
(d) Van den Meer's beautiful young daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What catches Iris's eye about Schoonmaker's lodgings?

2. What ultimately leads Clara to leave the house on a regular basis with Iris and Ruth?

3. What worries Iris about the Master's "I am going to ruin you yet" comment while he is working on his painting of Clara?

4. Who does Iris eventually go to apprentice with, after much protest?

5. Right before the evening when her painting is unveiled, what cruel thing does Clara say to Iris when Iris comes to try to coax her out of her bedroom?

(see the answer key)

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