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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caspar tell Iris and Clara while they are out ice skating?
(a) That they look like sisters.
(b) That they are girls and shouldn't sweat so much.
(c) That they shouldn't go too far away.
(d) That they they both look beautiful on the ice.

2. What role does Margarethe take in Schoonmaker's household?
(a) She tends his garden.
(b) She cooks and cleans.
(c) She sings all day to help him focus.
(d) She sews clothes for his shop.

3. After Rebekka's death, what does Margarethe worry has happened to the household?
(a) That all of their money has been stolen.
(b) That, because Iris can now read and write, she will outsmart her own mother.
(c) That Mr. van den Meer will divorce her and leave everyone homeless.
(d) That the plague has been introduced.

4. What catches Iris's eye about Schoonmaker's lodgings?
(a) How poor his family seems to be.
(b) The beautiful windows in the church.
(c) The lovely flowers on his front lawn.
(d) The vivid colors she sees through the window.

5. Who is the American equivalent of Sinter Klaas, the person for whom the girls leave their shoes out one night?
(a) Sister Klass, the patron saint of candy.
(b) The tooth fairy.
(c) There is no equivalent for this figure.
(d) Santa Claus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of paintings does Schoonmaker secretly paint?

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

3. What item does Iris actually steal in the marketplace?

4. How does Iris propose getting Clara out of the house?

5. What happens to the van den Meers' wealth at the end of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Ruth's character and personality by the end of Chapter 1?

2. What goals is Marie de Medici trying to achieve through the ball?

3. What is Iris's role to be at the van den Meers?

4. How does Heer van den Meer first present Iris to Clara?

5. What revelation does Iris have about her new step-father during his marriage ceremony?

6. Where does Henrika's wealth come from?

7. What do tulips symbolize in the beginning of the novel?

8. How does Clara change after the incident at the windmill?

9. When Cornelius discovers that Schoonmaker has not been invited to the wedding, what does he ask Iris to do?

10. What new traits does Iris develop after Henrika's death?

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