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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The Gallery of God's Mistakes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item is Iris given to work with on the first day of her apprenticeship?
(a) A personalized bible.
(b) A pound of very stale flour.
(c) A piece of red silk.
(d) A seashell.

2. What secret does Margarethe know about Henrika?
(a) That Henrika is pregnant.
(b) That Clara isn't actually Mr. Van den Meer's son.
(c) That Henrika is hiding money.
(d) That Henrika is having an affair.

3. What happens to Rebekka?
(a) She ends up having an affair with Mr. van den Meer.
(b) She steals money from the van den Meers.
(c) She drops dead from the plague while in the van den Meer kitchen.
(d) She is fired for teaching Iris how to read and write.

4. What ultimately leads Clara to leave the house on a regular basis with Iris and Ruth?
(a) Having to spend all day with Margarethe.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Having to spend all day cleaning.
(d) Being left out of Ruth and Iris's fun adventures.

5. What does Henrika die from?
(a) Complications from giving birth too early.
(b) She dies of natural causes.
(c) Starving herself out of protest.
(d) She stabs herself with a sharp blade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the Master and Caspar invited over for dinner with the newly formed van den Meer family?

2. Why does Clara become so upset when van den Meer tells Margarethe that the hutsepot she makes for Lent is the best he's ever had?

3. After Rebekka's death, what does Margarethe worry has happened to the household?

4. When she first arrives, what services does Margarethe offer the townspeople in exchange for food and housing?

5. What role does Margarethe take in Schoonmaker's household?

(see the answer key)

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