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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. Why does Clara tell the queen she is hiding her face?
2. What ended up happening to Cornelius's finances?
3. Who was Jack Fisher?
4. What does Clara yell at Nicolaes van Stolk as she departs her house en route to the ball?
5. Why does Margarethe tell Iris that she is better off being ugly?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the Master respond to Clara's vote of confidence at the ball, when she says that she is sure his painting will be picked by the queen?
2. What happens in the dream Iris has the night of the ball?
3. How does the reader know Cornelius is depressed after his business venture fails?
4. What exactly does Margarethe believe happens to her eyes after she has seen the Master's horrible paintings?
5. In the Epilogue, what does Ruth say about the paintings of Iris's that she admires?
6. 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?
7. What does Ruth have to say about beauty in the Epilogue?
8. As they are about to depart for the ball, how does Iris react when Clara promises not to take Caspar from her?
9. What reasoning does Clara use in explaining to Iris why her beauty is actually a curse?
10. What skill does Clara and Iris count on Caspar using when he goes in search of a dress for Iris for the big ball?
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
Why does Ruth burn the Young Woman with Tulips painting? What are her reasons behind such a momentous decision? What are the effects of that decision? Do you agree or disagree with what she did?
Essay Topic 3
Margarethe could easily be described as a selfish character based on her actions throughout the story. A counter argument can also be made, however, that she is a selfless character who continually acts out of a concern to improve the situations of those around her, often at her own expense, suffering, and unhappiness. Present an argument that Margarethe is in fact a selfless character, using at least three specific examples of her selfless actions from the novel.
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