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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the ball approaches, what part of the van den Meer house does Clara often refuse to leave?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) Her father's bedside.
(d) The tulip shed in the backyard.

2. In the Epilogue, Ruth claims that Iris was better at doing what than painting?
(a) Organizing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Singing.
(d) Observing.

3. Who took over the Master's studio when he passed away?
(a) Caspar.
(b) The Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies.
(c) Iris.
(d) Clara.

4. How much of the van den Meers' fortune was lost in Clara's kidnapping as a young child?
(a) Half.
(b) Nothing; they got Clara back before a ransom was paid.
(c) Nearly everything.
(d) One-third.

5. After she moves away, how often does Clara ask about Margarethe?
(a) Only once.
(b) Never.
(c) Maybe once or twice a year, but not very often.
(d) All the time.

6. Who does Ruth suspect of kidnapping Clara as a child?
(a) Van Stolk.
(b) Caspar.
(c) Her own father.
(d) Schoonmaker.

7. Who ends up taking care of Ruth in her old age?
(a) Clara.
(b) Caspar.
(c) Schoonmaker.
(d) Iris.

8. How is Marie de Medici described physically?
(a) As very smart and cunning.
(b) As beautiful and unusually tall.
(c) As both beautiful and exceptionally intelligent.
(d) As old and overweight -- obese, even.

9. Who is the narrator of the Epilogue?
(a) Caspar.
(b) Iris.
(c) Clara.
(d) Ruth.

10. Who is Clarissa Santiago of Aragon at the ball?
(a) The daughter of the hosts.
(b) Clara in disguise.
(c) Margarethe's made-up name for Iris.
(d) The sister of the prince everyone wants to see.

11. What happened to the Master's reputation after the ball?
(a) It diminished.
(b) It ebbed and flowed.
(c) It skyrocketed.
(d) It was unaffected.

12. How is Clarissa of Aragaon's arrival met by the crowd?
(a) With anger.
(b) With awe.
(c) With shouts of excitement.
(d) With no fanfare at all.

13. What do Iris and Clara use as collateral in order to get Clara a gown?
(a) Money Ruth has been secretly hiding away.
(b) Margarethe's fancy new shoes.
(c) The last of their family fortune.
(d) Henrika's jewels.

14. What piece of furniture does the queen complain about while at the ball?
(a) A wooden chair.
(b) A creaking dance floor.
(c) An ugly piano.
(d) A stinky sofa.

15. What do people spy Philippe doing to Clara when they are in a private room?
(a) Caressing her ankle with her shoe off.
(b) Kissing her neck.
(c) Asking for her hand in marriage.
(d) Playing with her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clara confess, by her father's bedside, about why she felt such a connection with Ruth?

2. What confession of Margarethe's did Ruth overhear one night?

3. How many grandchildren does Ruth end up having?

4. In Chapter 4, what ailment does Margarethe claim to have gotten while visiting the Master and seeing his horrible paintings?

5. As the ball approaches and Margarethe is tight for money, why does she claim the Master owes her money?

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