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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. Right before the evening when her painting is unveiled, what cruel thing does Clara say to Iris when Iris comes to try to coax her out of her bedroom?
(a) That she is too dumb to be important to anyone.
(b) That her father is dead so she can't relate to how she feels.
(c) That she is hideously ugly and will never be anything.
(d) That she's just being kept around to make Clara look prettier.

2. What does the town say is the cause of Henrika's health issues?
(a) That she is too wealthy so she is being punished for not sharing her wealth.
(b) That something demonic resides in the house at night.
(c) That she is cruel so God is treating her cruelly.
(d) That Margarethe is secretly poisoning her.

3. What item does Ruth try to steal in the marketplace?
(a) A fish.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) Some meat.
(d) A pear.

4. When the town's river freezes over, how do Clara and Iris share their one pair of skates?
(a) They decide not to use them at all.
(b) Each girl takes one skate apiece.
(c) They take turns using the skates.
(d) Clara lets Iris use them both as a special treat.

5. What famous fairy tale does Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister depend on the reader being familiar with?
(a) None of these answers is correct.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Peter Pan.
(d) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to Pieter ten Broek?

2. When Henrika is sick, what does Caspar give Ruth and Iris every morning when they come to visit him and the Master?

3. When Clara is young and throwing fits, which character is the only person who is able to pull her out of her fitful state?

4. After his wife dies, what investment does van den Meer worry has been lost?

5. What kind of visitors come to the van den Meers' house after Henrika's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Iris ask Margarethe specifically to teach her how to cook and prepare a meal?

2. What kind of tone does the Prologue have?

3. What kind of relationship does Margarethe imply that Caspar and the Master have in secret?

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

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

6. Why does Clara pout about attending the event where her painting is unveiled?

7. What does the title of Chapter 2, "The Imp-Riddled House," mean?

8. What leads to a shift of power in the marriage of van den Meer and his wife?

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

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

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