2. What causes Cornelius to become so depressed?
(a) An accident in the kitchen that left Clara horribly scarred.
(b) His unhappy marriage to Margarethe.
(c) His failing business venture.
(d) No one really knows for sure.

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

4. How do Ruth and Iris get to the ball?
(a) Caspar lends them a horse.
(b) They share a bicycle.
(c) They have to walk.
(d) In a private carriage.

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

6. Who first tries to lay claim to the mystery slipper?
(a) Iris.
(b) Clara.
(c) Margarethe.
(d) Ruth.

7. Which item is van Stolk most interested in in the van den Meers' household?
(a) Van den Meer's amazing library of unique books.
(b) Margarethe.
(c) The nice pots and pans in the kitchen.
(d) The Young Woman with Tulips painting.

8. How does Cornelius react to his grandchildren?
(a) He doesn't react -- he completely ignores them.
(b) With love.
(c) With displeasure.
(d) With suspicion.

9. What does Iris tell Clara that changes her mind about attending the ball?
(a) That she needs to grow up.
(b) That she needs to do something to help her father and her family's situation.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) That she is strong, brave, and has a good heart.

10. 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 poke in the side.
(b) A kick under the table.
(c) A little handwritten note.
(d) A slight cough.

11. How did Marie de Medici lose her power?
(a) She lost it when her husband died.
(b) She never had much power to begin with.
(c) Her own son overthrew her.
(d) She resigned it.

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

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

14. What confession of Margarethe's did Ruth overhear one night?
(a) That she never loved her children.
(b) The she had hidden money she never let anyone use.
(c) That Clara was, in fact, her real daughter.
(d) That she murdered Henrika.

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