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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The Gallery of God's Mistakes.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Pieter ten Broek?
(a) Margarethe's grandfather.
(b) Margarethe's brother.
(c) The girls' long-lost father.
(d) A priest in a local church.

3. Who is van Stolk?
(a) A man both Clara and Iris have big crushes on.
(b) A man who paid off van den Meer's debts.
(c) Another apprentice of the Master's.
(d) A kindly neighbor who often stops over for dinner.

4. Who is the ball's guest of honor?
(a) Philippe de Marsillac.
(b) The Master.
(c) Van den Meer.
(d) The mayor of Haarlem.

5. Which item is van Stolk most interested in in the van den Meers' household?
(a) Margarethe.
(b) Van den Meer's amazing library of unique books.
(c) The nice pots and pans in the kitchen.
(d) The Young Woman with Tulips painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When the Fishers first arrive in the marketplace, how are they treated?

3. What item is Iris given to work with on the first day of her apprenticeship?

4. Why does Margarethe tell Iris that she is better off being ugly?

5. What causes Cornelius to become so depressed?

(see the answer key)

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