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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Right before the evening when her painting is unveiled, what cruel thing does Clara say to Iris when Iris comes to try to coax her out of her bedroom?
(a) That she is hideously ugly and will never be anything.
(b) That she's just being kept around to make Clara look prettier.
(c) That her father is dead so she can't relate to how she feels.
(d) That she is too dumb to be important to anyone.

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

3. Why do Clara and Iris decide to stop into the windmill while out ice skating?
(a) Iris needs to use a bathroom.
(b) They are just tired and want to take a break.
(c) Clara needs to use a bathroom.
(d) They are very thirsty and are looking for water.

4. How does van den Meer plan on revealing the painting he commissioned?
(a) By donating it to a city church.
(b) By unveiling it in the town square.
(c) Through a fancy dinner party.
(d) By donating it to a city museum.

5. After his wife dies, what investment does van den Meer worry has been lost?
(a) His collection of fine paintings.
(b) His collection of jewelry.
(c) A boat full of tulips that investors have given him money for.
(d) His collection of rare books.

6. When the book begins, from what country have the Fishers fled?
(a) Holland.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) America.

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

8. After the Master's painting is met with great success, what does he ask Margarethe?
(a) If she will teach him how to paint like they do in England.
(b) If she will move back in with him.
(c) To adopt Ruth.
(d) To adopt Iris.

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

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

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

12. What argument does Margarethe use to convince van den Meer that he should marry her?
(a) That it would be best for Clara and her reputation.
(b) That she will otherwise not stay to just cook and clean for free.
(c) That she loves him very much.
(d) That she has a family inheritance of her own.

13. What good news does van den Meer receive from an investment partner about his investment?
(a) That most of his rare books somehow survived a fire.
(b) That the ship has only been delayed, not lost.
(c) That his paintings are still safe in the museum.
(d) That the jewels have been found.

14. 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) Iris.
(c) Henrika.
(d) Margarethe.

15. What kind of mother is Henrika?
(a) Absent.
(b) Very loving.
(c) Controlling.
(d) Cruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caspar promise Iris one morning while she is visiting him and the Master during her work for the van den Meers?

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

3. What does the town say is the cause of Henrika's health issues?

4. Who opens her door at the commotion in the marketplace and talks to Ruth?

5. What kind of paintings does Schoonmaker secretly paint?

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