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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 The Ball.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what ailment does Margarethe claim to have gotten while visiting the Master and seeing his horrible paintings?
(a) Some kind of eye infection.
(b) A curse which only lets her have bad dreams.
(c) A problem with her hearing.
(d) A heart murmur.

2. When the book begins, who is the narrator?
(a) A man named Caspar.
(b) A reporter.
(c) A man named Incubus.
(d) An older woman who is partially crippled.

3. 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 and Iris helped him land the Young Girl with Tulips painting.
(c) Because he never paid her enough when she was working for him.
(d) Because she knows he has been secretly stealing from the Van den Meers.

4. How do Margarethe, Ruth, and Iris plan on getting dresses for the ball?
(a) A tailor is making custom dresses for them.
(b) They are sewing their own.
(c) They are making Clara sew all of their dresses and accessories.
(d) They are using Henrika's old dresses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Iris worried about how Henrika and Margarethe interact?

2. What does Clara say she'd rather do than marry van Stolk?

3. After his wife dies, what investment does van den Meer worry has been lost?

4. After the successful unveiling of the painting of Clara, what does Margarethe ask Mr. van den Meer for?

5. How are Ruth and Iris related?

(see the answer key)

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