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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What worries Iris about the Master's "I am going to ruin you yet" comment while he is working on his painting of Clara?
(a) She doesn't know to whom he is referring.
(b) She worries he is planning to kill Mr. Van den Meer.
(c) She thinks he is referring to Margarethe.
(d) She thinks he is going to commit suicide.

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

4. 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) Santa Claus.
(c) Sister Klass, the patron saint of candy.
(d) The tooth fairy.

5. Why is Iris worried about how Henrika and Margarethe interact?
(a) She doesn't want Clara to begin to feel ignored.
(b) She doesn't want Henrika to kick out the Fishers.
(c) She thinks they are becoming too friendly.
(d) She worries Henrika is getting all of her mother's attention.

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

7. When Henrika is sick, what does Caspar give Ruth and Iris every morning when they come to visit him and the Master?
(a) Hot chocolate.
(b) Scones.
(c) Fresh fruit and juice.
(d) Warm tea.

8. 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 the jewels have been found.
(d) That his paintings are still safe in the museum.

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

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

11. Who is Pieter ten Broek?
(a) A priest in a local church.
(b) Margarethe's grandfather.
(c) The girls' long-lost father.
(d) Margarethe's brother.

12. What item does Ruth try to steal in the marketplace?
(a) A fish.
(b) Some meat.
(c) A pear.
(d) A loaf of bread.

13. 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.

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

15. What prompts Iris to try to get Clara out of the house in Chapter 2?
(a) Henrika finally gives her permission.
(b) Clara decides to ignore her mother's wishes and just walk out the front door.
(c) Henrika is bedridden and won't be able to see them leave.
(d) Margarethe demands that Iris take Clara to the marketplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iris think of Caspar's paintings of Ruth?

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. What other major event happens the evening Rebekka dies?

4. When Clara is young and throwing fits, which character is the only person who is able to pull her out of her fitful state?

5. How does the Master respond to the success of his painting of Clara?

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