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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. Who is Clara?
(a) Van den Meer's beautiful young daughter.
(b) A street girl without a family.
(c) The ghost who lives in Schoonmaker's house.
(d) Caspar's sister.

2. What does Iris think of Caspar's paintings of Ruth?
(a) That they are horribly ugly.
(b) That they are accurate but flattering.
(c) That the colors are very, very ugly.
(d) That they don't portray Ruth truthfully.

3. What health problems does Henrika begin to develop in Chapter 2?
(a) She begins to have a very difficult pregnancy.
(b) She has such bad pains in her legs that she can't walk anymore.
(c) She begins to lose her eyesight.
(d) She begins to go insane.

4. What is the name of the painting the Master creates for van den Meer?
(a) Young Woman with Tulips.
(b) Clara, My Beloved.
(c) Girl with Flowers by a Window.
(d) Young Woman with Two Lips.

5. How does the Master respond to the success of his painting of Clara?
(a) He starts being mean to everyone around him.
(b) He is very proud and excited.
(c) He becomes incredibly wealthy.
(d) He becomes depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items does Margarethe give Iris to give the Van den Meers when she is sent over to their household for the first time?

2. When they are young, what does Clara tell Iris is the only thing that makes her happy?

3. What are Iris and Margarethe a little afraid Schoonmaker will ask Iris to do when they first start working together?

4. When Iris is sure Margarethe is going to punish her for trying to sneak Clara out, what does Iris receive instead?

5. What piece of information does Clara have about the windmill that makes Iris believe her story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What lesson does Margarethe want Iris to take away from their discussion about how everyone is trapped in their life by some circumstance?

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

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

5. What kind of figure does Ruth become as she begins to get a little older?

6. What painting does Heer van den Meer commission Schoonmaker to paint?

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

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

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

10. Where does Henrika's wealth come from?

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