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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happens to the van den Meers' wealth at the end of Chapter 3?
2. What argument does Margarethe use to convince van den Meer that he should marry her?
3. Who eventually prevails in teaching Clara how to hem her own skirt?
4. What role does Margarethe take in Schoonmaker's household?
5. Henrika and Margarethe usually get along:
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Henrika's wealth come from?
2. What does the title of Chapter 2, "The Imp-Riddled House," mean?
3. Why does Clara pout about attending the event where her painting is unveiled?
4. When Heer van den Meer first asks for Iris to come to his house and work for him, Iris wishes she could be an inanimate object. What does this symbolize?
5. What is Iris's role to be at the van den Meers?
6. How does Clara change after the incident at the windmill?
7. What new traits does Iris develop after Henrika's death?
8. What is a changeling?
9. What is Iris's relationship with her mother like in the beginning of the novel?
10. What do tulips symbolize in the beginning of the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Perhaps the most unique aspect of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is the new point-of-view it provides on a classic fairy tale. Discuss 1) the role that point-of-view provides in a text, 2) what literary tools an author can use to manipulate a traditional point-of-view, and 3) what impact a new or unusual point-of-view can have on the reader. Make sure to cite specific examples and passages from Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 2
While a seemingly small item at the beginning of the text, tulips become critically important by the end of the novel. Discuss what tulips symbolize in the text and how their symbolism changes as the story progresses.
Essay Topic 3
Complete a character analysis of the Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies. What kind of character is she? How does her character change throughout the novel (or does it)? What role does she play in the text? What is the reader supposed to think of her? Does the reader's opinion of her change as the story progresses? Is she a "good" character, a "bad" character, or both? What literary tools does Maguire use to develop her character?
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