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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to Rebekka?
(a) She is fired for teaching Iris how to read and write.
(b) She ends up having an affair with Mr. van den Meer.
(c) She steals money from the van den Meers.
(d) She drops dead from the plague while in the van den Meer kitchen.

5. When the book begins, who is the narrator?
(a) An older woman who is partially crippled.
(b) A reporter.
(c) A man named Incubus.
(d) A man named Caspar.

6. Who is Schoonmaker?
(a) A painter in the village.
(b) A priest.
(c) A city boy who helps them find the road.
(d) A long-lost relative of Margarethe's.

7. When Iris is sure Margarethe is going to punish her for trying to sneak Clara out, what does Iris receive instead?
(a) Orders to fetch the midwife immediately.
(b) An extra loaf of bread with dinner.
(c) No attention whatsoever, as if nothing happened.
(d) A piece of candy for being so brave.

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

9. What illness is spreading around Haarlem?
(a) Some kind of contagious mental illness that makes people go insane.
(b) The plague.
(c) Some kind of unknown cancer.
(d) The flu.

10. 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 thinks he is going to commit suicide.
(c) She worries he is planning to kill Mr. Van den Meer.
(d) She thinks he is referring to Margarethe.

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

12. What is the name of the painting the Master creates for van den Meer?
(a) Clara, My Beloved.
(b) Girl with Flowers by a Window.
(c) Young Woman with Tulips.
(d) Young Woman with Two Lips.

13. What has allegedly happened to Jack Fisher?
(a) He will be joining the Fisher family later.
(b) He has been killed by a mob.
(c) No one really knows.
(d) He left the family in poverty.

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

15. What happens during Iris and Clara's attempts to get Clara out of the house?
(a) Ruth tells on them.
(b) Iris panics and changes her mind.
(c) Henrika catches them before they can get very far.
(d) Clara panics and changes her mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What health problems does Henrika begin to develop in Chapter 2?

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

3. What piece of information does Clara have about the windmill that makes Iris believe her story?

4. What role does Margarethe take in Schoonmaker's household?

5. What role does Ruth take in Schoonmaker's household?

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