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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 the ball's guest of honor?
(a) The mayor of Haarlem.
(b) Philippe de Marsillac.
(c) Van den Meer.
(d) The Master.

2. How does Clara end up dying?
(a) From a heart complaint.
(b) Margarethe finally gets her revenge and kills her.
(c) She kills herself.
(d) From sadness.

3. How is Clarissa of Aragaon's arrival met by the crowd?
(a) With shouts of excitement.
(b) With no fanfare at all.
(c) With awe.
(d) With anger.

4. Who does Ruth end up marrying?
(a) Schoonmaker.
(b) The prince.
(c) Caspar.
(d) No one.

5. What ended up happening to Cornelius's finances?
(a) They eventually recovered.
(b) They were completely dependent on Margarethe's management.
(c) They continued to get worse and worse.
(d) They never improved.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Master, what is the reason behind Margarethe's lie about his relationship with Caspar?

2. What key item did Iris leave behind at the ball?

3. What family scene does Ruth think would have made a good painting?

4. How much of the van den Meers' fortune was lost in Clara's kidnapping as a young child?

5. Who ends up taking care of Ruth in her old age?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of perspective can Ruth offer about what happens to her family?

2. How does Margarethe react when Iris catches her seemingly trying to burn Young Woman with Tulips at the ball?

3. What does Margarethe's decreasing vision symbolize?

4. In the Epilogue, what reason does Ruth give for burning the painting?

5. What skill does Clara and Iris count on Caspar using when he goes in search of a dress for Iris for the big ball?

6. What does Margarethe suspect is so wrong with the prince that his aunt, the queen, has to set something like the ball up to help him find a wife?

7. What reason does Ruth give for why she often appears inconsequential and stupid in the retelling of the story?

8. What causes the prince to be initially interested in Iris?

9. As the Epilogue concludes, what kind of painting does Ruth say should be painted of Clara's children?

10. What does Iris worry will happen to Clara if they are forced to leave the beautiful van den Meer home?

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