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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 Iris think of Caspar's paintings of Ruth?
(a) That they don't portray Ruth truthfully.
(b) That they are accurate but flattering.
(c) That they are horribly ugly.
(d) That the colors are very, very ugly.

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

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

4. When Clara is young and throwing fits, which character is the only person who is able to pull her out of her fitful state?
(a) Henrika.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Margarethe.
(d) Iris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Henrika is sick, what does Caspar give Ruth and Iris every morning when they come to visit him and the Master?

2. What do Caspar and Iris both believe lives in the highest part of the van den Meers' house?

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. What prompts Iris to try to get Clara out of the house in Chapter 2?

5. Why does Clara become so upset when van den Meer tells Margarethe that the hutsepot she makes for Lent is the best he's ever had?

(see the answer key)

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