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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After Margarethe's confession of her crime, where does Clara go?
(a) To live at the Pruyn's.
(b) To live with the prince.
(c) To live with Schoonmaker.
(d) To live with Caspar.

4. In Chapter 4, what ailment does Margarethe claim to have gotten while visiting the Master and seeing his horrible paintings?
(a) Some kind of eye infection.
(b) A heart murmur.
(c) A problem with her hearing.
(d) A curse which only lets her have bad dreams.

5. Who is van Stolk?
(a) A man who paid off van den Meer's debts.
(b) Another apprentice of the Master's.
(c) A man both Clara and Iris have big crushes on.
(d) A kindly neighbor who often stops over for dinner.

6. What does Clara confess, by her father's bedside, about why she felt such a connection with Ruth?
(a) Ruth's illness makes Clara feel even more beautiful than she already does.
(b) Ruth can actually talk but only does so to Clara.
(c) Clara thinks Ruth is a changeling, too.
(d) Ruth has been teaching her in secret to read and write.

7. When Margarethe refers to the imp in their family, to whom is she actually referring?
(a) Clara.
(b) Iris.
(c) Ruth.
(d) An imp that only comes out at night.

8. What signal does Marie de Medici give to the prince to tell him he should move on to other ladies while meeting everyone?
(a) A little handwritten note.
(b) A kick under the table.
(c) A slight cough.
(d) A poke in the side.

9. Who is the first person Iris and Ruth find at the ball?
(a) Schoonmaker.
(b) Caspar.
(c) Clara.
(d) Margarethe.

10. What color dress does Iris wear to the ball?
(a) Gold.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

11. What does Iris wonder about the night her family fled without their father?
(a) If he organized the mob.
(b) If he was warned in advance.
(c) If he staged the event to try to murder Margarethe.
(d) If he was really dead before they left.

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

13. What does Clara suspect Ruth of doing to Margarethe's linen?
(a) Putting red pepper on it to make her eyes worse.
(b) Selling it for something cheaper and pocketing the money.
(c) Not washing it at all but claiming she did.
(d) Washing it more than necessary to make sure it's especially clean.

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

15. How does Margarethe suggest Iris take care of the whole family?
(a) By marrying Caspar.
(b) By getting a good job as a cook.
(c) By marrying the prince.
(d) By killing herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Clara decline at first to dance with the prince?

2. What happened to the Master's reputation after the ball?

3. What happens to Margarethe after the ball?

4. Who does Ruth end up marrying?

5. What do people spy Philippe doing to Clara when they are in a private room?

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