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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who unexpectedly arrives at the van den Meers' home the morning after the ball?
(a) Philippe.
(b) None of these answers is correct.
(c) Caspar.
(d) Caspar and Philippe.

2. How does Ruth react when the Master says, at the ball, that he wishes Margarethe would have burned his painting?
(a) She speaks for the first time in the novel.
(b) She spits involuntarily.
(c) She starts to cry.
(d) She stares coldly at him.

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

4. Who was Jack Fisher?
(a) Iris's father.
(b) Margarethe's first husband.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Ruth's father.

5. What event causes the ball to end abruptly?
(a) The queen falls asleep.
(b) A raging fire.
(c) The prince declares he has proposed to someone.
(d) The party runs out of food.

6. What key item did Iris leave behind at the ball?
(a) None of these answers is correct.
(b) Her shoe.
(c) The key she always wears around her neck.
(d) Her purse.

7. What does Clara say she'd rather do than marry van Stolk?
(a) Run away to another town.
(b) Kill herself.
(c) Become a nun.
(d) Remain a housemaid.

8. What non-family member do Ruth, Iris, and Clara enlist in helping them get Clara to the ball?
(a) The Master.
(b) Clara's father.
(c) Caspar.
(d) Van Stolk.

9. Who is van Antum?
(a) A creditor of van den Meer's who wants his money as soon as possible.
(b) A priest.
(c) A fellow investor of van den Meer's.
(d) A tailor.

10. According to the Master, what is the reason behind Margarethe's lie about his relationship with Caspar?
(a) She always was in love with Caspar.
(b) She was blackmailing him for money for food.
(c) She always was in love with the Master.
(d) Margarethe wanted Iris to marry someone better.

11. Why does Clara decline at first to dance with the prince?
(a) She only has one shoe on.
(b) She wants to give Iris a chance first.
(c) She lies about having a turned ankle.
(d) She doesn't know how to dance.

12. Who is the ball's guest of honor?
(a) Van den Meer.
(b) The Master.
(c) The mayor of Haarlem.
(d) Philippe de Marsillac.

13. What does Margarethe do to continually manipulate van Stolk and van Antum?
(a) She pretends she is wealthier than she is.
(b) She preys on their kindness by always asking for mercy -- and money.
(c) She taunts them with glances and promises of Clara.
(d) She flirts with them herself, since she knows they have crushes on her.

14. Where does Clara end up getting all of her wealth from?
(a) The Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies.
(b) The revived tulip trade.
(c) Her inheritance, which Margarethe can't touch.
(d) Marrying the prince.

15. How do Margarethe, Ruth, and Iris plan on getting dresses for the ball?
(a) They are sewing their own.
(b) They are making Clara sew all of their dresses and accessories.
(c) A tailor is making custom dresses for them.
(d) They are using Henrika's old dresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What signal does Marie de Medici give to the prince to tell him he should move on to other ladies while meeting everyone?

2. Who does Ruth suspect of kidnapping Clara as a child?

3. Who does Iris end up marrying?

4. How is Marie de Medici described physically?

5. Who ends up taking care of Ruth in her old age?

(see the answer keys)

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