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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 non-family member do Ruth, Iris, and Clara enlist in helping them get Clara to the ball?
(a) Clara's father.
(b) The Master.
(c) Van Stolk.
(d) Caspar.

2. What good news does van den Meer receive from an investment partner about his investment?
(a) That the ship has only been delayed, not lost.
(b) That most of his rare books somehow survived a fire.
(c) That the jewels have been found.
(d) That his paintings are still safe in the museum.

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

4. What kind of paintings does Schoonmaker secretly paint?
(a) Paintings with bad words hidden in them.
(b) Paintings of nature.
(c) Paintings of maimed and deformed people.
(d) Modern, abstract paintings.

5. As the ball approaches and Margarethe is tight for money, why does she claim the Master owes her money?
(a) Because he has lots of money now and she has very little.
(b) Because she knows he has been secretly stealing from the Van den Meers.
(c) Because he never paid her enough when she was working for him.
(d) Because she and Iris helped him land the Young Girl with Tulips painting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is kermis?

3. As the ball approaches, what part of the van den Meer house does Clara often refuse to leave?

4. Who is Caspar?

5. What happens during Iris and Clara's attempts to get Clara out of the house?

(see the answer key)

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