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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Pieter ten Broek?
(a) He has died.
(b) He has lost his job with the church and is very poor now.
(c) He is in an insane asylum.
(d) He has moved to America.

2. After Henrika's death, what is her portrait replaced with in the van den Meers' household?
(a) A portrait of tulips.
(b) The portrait of Clara.
(c) Henrika's portrait is never replaced.
(d) A portrait of Margarethe.

3. What role does Ruth take in Schoonmaker's household?
(a) She fetches new paints for him.
(b) She paints copies of his paintings.
(c) She gathers flowers for him every day.
(d) She sits so he can paint her.

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

5. What toy is Ruth given after the commotion in the marketplace when the Fishers first arrive?
(a) A toy windmill.
(b) A yo-yo.
(c) A bouncing ball.
(d) A flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Epilogue, what reason does Ruth admit for acting dumb?

2. Who is the ball's guest of honor?

3. Who took over the Master's studio when he passed away?

4. Who is the American equivalent of Sinter Klaas, the person for whom the girls leave their shoes out one night?

5. Henrika and Margarethe usually get along:

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