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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. How are Ruth and Iris related?
(a) Ruth is Iris's mom.
(b) Iris is Ruth's older sister.
(c) Ruth is Iris's older sister.
(d) They are cousins.

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

3. Who is the American equivalent of Sinter Klaas, the person for whom the girls leave their shoes out one night?
(a) Santa Claus.
(b) Sister Klass, the patron saint of candy.
(c) The tooth fairy.
(d) There is no equivalent for this figure.

4. When Henrika is sick, what does Caspar give Ruth and Iris every morning when they come to visit him and the Master?
(a) Scones.
(b) Fresh fruit and juice.
(c) Warm tea.
(d) Hot chocolate.

5. What do Iris and Clara use as collateral in order to get Clara a gown?
(a) Money Ruth has been secretly hiding away.
(b) The last of their family fortune.
(c) Henrika's jewels.
(d) Margarethe's fancy new shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous fairy tale does Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister depend on the reader being familiar with?

2. 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?

3. What happens to Rebekka?

4. What role does Margarethe take in Schoonmaker's household?

5. When she first arrives, what services does Margarethe offer the townspeople in exchange for food and housing?

(see the answer key)

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