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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. How does Ruth react when the Master says, at the ball, that he wishes Margarethe would have burned his painting?
2. What happens to Margarethe after the ball?
3. What does the title of Chapter 4, "The Gallery of God's Mistakes," refer to?
4. Who is the narrator of the Epilogue?
5. As the ball approaches and Margarethe is tight for money, why does she claim the Master owes her money?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of perspective can Ruth offer about what happens to her family?
2. During their dance at the ball, what does Iris worry about with regard to Caspar?
3. What does Iris worry will happen to Clara if they are forced to leave the beautiful van den Meer home?
4. What happens in the dream Iris has the night of the ball?
5. How does the reader know Cornelius is depressed after his business venture fails?
6. What are two examples of juxtapositioned themes to her family's story that Ruth gives in the Epilogue?
7. What message is the Master trying to convey when he asks, after showing Margarethe his paintings of hideous people, what she knows about charitable stories from the Bible?
8. 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?
9. As the Epilogue concludes, what kind of painting does Ruth say should be painted of Clara's children?
10. In the Epilogue, what does Ruth surmise happened to the greedy van Stolk?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A respect for memory -- or the lack thereof -- is a defining characteristic of many of the novel's characters. Choose two characters from Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and compare and contrast, using specific examples, whether the characters have a respect for memory and learn from the past.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Several different characters in the novel operate under different moral codes. Margarethe, for example, becomes increasingly religious but Iris feels that she does not follow the moral code of her religion. In contrast, Iris does not follow a religion as closely as her mother does, but it could be argued that she lives a more moral life. Choose once character in the novel and examine that character's moral code, what the basis of that moral code is, and whether or not the choices the character makes indicate whether he or she is a moral person. Make sure to use specific examples from the story to support your argument.
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