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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 The Ball.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Henrika's death, what is her portrait replaced with in the van den Meers' household?
(a) A portrait of Margarethe.
(b) A portrait of tulips.
(c) The portrait of Clara.
(d) Henrika's portrait is never replaced.

2. Why is Iris worried about how Henrika and Margarethe interact?
(a) She worries Henrika is getting all of her mother's attention.
(b) She doesn't want Henrika to kick out the Fishers.
(c) She doesn't want Clara to begin to feel ignored.
(d) She thinks they are becoming too friendly.

3. How does Ruth react when the Master says, at the ball, that he wishes Margarethe would have burned his painting?
(a) She starts to cry.
(b) She stares coldly at him.
(c) She speaks for the first time in the novel.
(d) She spits involuntarily.

4. What does Caspar promise Iris one morning while she is visiting him and the Master during her work for the van den Meers?
(a) That he will marry Iris as soon as possible.
(b) That Iris will be his apprentice one day.
(c) That she will become more beautiful as she gets older, so she should stop worrying all the time.
(d) That he will always take care of her and Ruth.

5. What is the financial situation of the van den Meers when the Fishers move in with them?
(a) The van den Meers are neither rich nor poor.
(b) The van den Meers are on the brink of poverty.
(c) The van den Meers are very wealthy.
(d) The van den Meers are poor now, but expect to get more money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Master tell Iris he views as responsible for bringing van den Meer to ruin?

2. Who warns Clara when van Stolk enters the ball?

3. What event causes the ball to end abruptly?

4. Who is The Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies?

5. What secret does Margarethe know about Henrika?

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