2. How does the Master respond to the success of his painting of Clara?
(a) He becomes depressed.
(b) He becomes incredibly wealthy.
(c) He starts being mean to everyone around him.
(d) He is very proud and excited.

3. What does Clara say she'd rather do than marry van Stolk?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Run away to another town.
(c) Remain a housemaid.
(d) Become a nun.

4. Who is going to throw a ball?
(a) Marie de Medici.
(b) The mayor of Haarlem.
(c) The mayor's wife.
(d) Margarethe.

5. What does Clara believe happened at the windmill?
(a) She used to play there with her father when she was very little.
(b) She was born there.
(c) She used to help her father sell flowers there as a child.
(d) She was turned into a changeling there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Right before the unveiling of the painting the Master created for van den Meer, what does Margarethe call Clara that sends Clara into a screaming rage?

2. After the Master's painting is met with great success, what does he ask Margarethe?

3. How much of the van den Meers' fortune was lost in Clara's kidnapping as a young child?

4. When the book begins, who is the narrator?

5. Before heading to the ball, what do Iris and Clara agree about Caspar?

(see the answer key)

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