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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Caspar and Iris both believe lives in the highest part of the van den Meers' house?
(a) Strange animals.
(b) A sick relative.
(c) A hooded man.
(d) An imp.

2. Who is Luykas?
(a) Mr. van den Meer; it's his Christian name.
(b) Iris's father.
(c) Schoonmaker's long-lost son.
(d) Ruth's father.

3. What ultimately leads Clara to leave the house on a regular basis with Iris and Ruth?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Having to spend all day cleaning.
(c) Having to spend all day with Margarethe.
(d) Being left out of Ruth and Iris's fun adventures.

4. After Rebekka's death, what does Margarethe worry has happened to the household?
(a) That the plague has been introduced.
(b) That Mr. van den Meer will divorce her and leave everyone homeless.
(c) That all of their money has been stolen.
(d) That, because Iris can now read and write, she will outsmart her own mother.

5. What does the town say is the cause of Henrika's health issues?
(a) That she is too wealthy so she is being punished for not sharing her wealth.
(b) That Margarethe is secretly poisoning her.
(c) That she is cruel so God is treating her cruelly.
(d) That something demonic resides in the house at night.

6. What are Iris and Margarethe a little afraid Schoonmaker will ask Iris to do when they first start working together?
(a) To beg for money in the streets.
(b) To do very hard, physical labor even though she is very young.
(c) To pose naked while he paints her.
(d) To spend all day in a very hot kitchen.

7. What items does Margarethe give Iris to give the Van den Meers when she is sent over to their household for the first time?
(a) A pastry.
(b) A fancy silk handkerchief.
(c) A letter.
(d) A toy windmill.

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

9. How is Ruth initially described in the novel?
(a) As shy and unable/unwilling to speak.
(b) As conscientious and unattractive.
(c) As beautiful and loving.
(d) As mentally impaired and hard to control.

10. When Clara is young and throwing fits, which character is the only person who is able to pull her out of her fitful state?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Margarethe.
(c) Henrika.
(d) Iris.

11. After the successful unveiling of the painting of Clara, what does Margarethe ask Mr. van den Meer for?
(a) A stipend.
(b) Better living arrangements.
(c) To be released from her job.
(d) For the chance for Iris to go to school.

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

13. What city do the Fishers flee to?
(a) The reader never learns the name of the city.
(b) London.
(c) Haarlem.
(d) Paris.

14. When the Fishers first arrive in the marketplace, how are they treated?
(a) Coldly.
(b) Suspiciously.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Rudely.

15. Who opens her door at the commotion in the marketplace and talks to Ruth?
(a) An unknown but beautiful young girl.
(b) A very mean old man.
(c) A priest.
(d) A police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Ruth try to steal in the marketplace?

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

3. After Henrika's death, what is her portrait replaced with in the van den Meers' household?

4. Who does Iris eventually go to apprentice with, after much protest?

5. What does Schoonmaker prefer the Fishers call him?

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