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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 is kermis?
(a) The last day before Lent begins.
(b) The nickname Margarethe calls Clara behind her back.
(c) A type of Dutch dress.
(d) A religious practice that only girls are allowed to do.

2. As they prepare for the ball, what does Margarethe demand Iris fill the house with?
(a) The smell of incense.
(b) Tulips in vases.
(c) Beautiful dresses for them to try to choose from.
(d) The finest perfumes available in town.

3. What does the title of Chapter 4, "The Gallery of God's Mistakes," refer to?
(a) A secret gallery of paintings Schoonmaker has.
(b) The cruel name Margarethe has to refer to both of her children.
(c) The nickname for the town's church.
(d) The mess of a household that is now the Van den Meers.

4. As the ball approaches, what does the reader learn about Margarethe's neighbors' opinion of her?
(a) That they think she is the most beautiful woman in all the land.
(b) That they are jealous of her wealth.
(c) That they admire her.
(d) That they scorn her and think very poorly of her choices.

5. What item is Iris given to work with on the first day of her apprenticeship?
(a) A personalized bible.
(b) A piece of red silk.
(c) A pound of very stale flour.
(d) A seashell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness is spreading around Haarlem?

2. What is the name of the painting the Master creates for van den Meer?

3. What happens to Rebekka?

4. What piece of information does Clara have about the windmill that makes Iris believe her story?

5. What other major event happens the evening Rebekka dies?

(see the answer key)

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