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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Clara upset about what Sinter Klaas left in her shoe?
(a) She didn't receive anything and thinks Margarethe is playing a cruel joke on her.
(b) She thought she deserved more candy than Ruth and Iris.
(c) She thought she should have gotten more money, since she had lost more teeth that Ruth.
(d) She knows Sinter Klaas is not real but Margarethe is treating her like a child.

2. What role does Iris take in Schoonmaker's household?
(a) She scrubs the floors every other day.
(b) She sits so he can paint her.
(c) She stands outside holding an advertisement for his business.
(d) She makes her famous biscuits every morning.

3. What catches Iris's eye about Schoonmaker's lodgings?
(a) The beautiful windows in the church.
(b) The lovely flowers on his front lawn.
(c) The vivid colors she sees through the window.
(d) How poor his family seems to be.

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

5. What item does Iris actually steal in the marketplace?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A pear.
(c) Some meat.
(d) A fish.

6. When she first arrives, what services does Margarethe offer the townspeople in exchange for food and housing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Anything she can think of.
(c) Ministering.
(d) Painting.

7. What piece of information does Clara have about the windmill that makes Iris believe her story?
(a) She has a key for the front door on a necklace.
(b) Her initials appear to have been carved into the side of the building long ago.
(c) She knows about a secret trapdoor.
(d) She knows a secret way inside.

8. What secret does Margarethe know about Henrika?
(a) That Henrika is pregnant.
(b) That Henrika is hiding money.
(c) That Clara isn't actually Mr. Van den Meer's son.
(d) That Henrika is having an affair.

9. After the Fishers flee their homeland, who are they expecting will house and feed them?
(a) Margarethe's grandfather.
(b) Margarethe's brother.
(c) The girls' long-lost father.
(d) Nuns in a local church.

10. Before the large dinner party where his painting of Clara is revealed, what does the Master do to help comfort Ruth?
(a) He holds her hand.
(b) He speaks softly to her.
(c) He hums her favorite songs.
(d) He presents her with a painting of her own.

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

12. What does Schoonmaker prefer the Fishers call him?
(a) Padrino.
(b) Sir.
(c) Father.
(d) Master.

13. What is the financial situation of the van den Meers when the Fishers move in with them?
(a) The van den Meers are neither rich nor poor.
(b) The van den Meers are on the brink of poverty.
(c) The van den Meers are poor now, but expect to get more money.
(d) The van den Meers are very wealthy.

14. 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?
(a) A changeling.
(b) A doll.
(c) Adopted.
(d) A spoiled brat.

15. Does Iris ever find an imp in the van den Meers' household?
(a) She finds evidence of it but not the actual imp itself.
(b) She sees it running down the street one night but is unable to catch it.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is kermis?

2. Why does Clara become so upset when van den Meer tells Margarethe that the hutsepot she makes for Lent is the best he's ever had?

3. How does van den Meer plan on revealing the painting he commissioned?

4. When they are young, what does Clara tell Iris is the only thing that makes her happy?

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

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