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

2. As they prepare for the ball, what does Margarethe demand Iris fill the house with?
(a) Tulips in vases.
(b) Beautiful dresses for them to try to choose from.
(c) The finest perfumes available in town.
(d) The smell of incense.

3. Does Iris ever find an imp in the van den Meers' household?
(a) She finds evidence of it but not the actual imp itself.
(b) No.
(c) She sees it running down the street one night but is unable to catch it.
(d) Yes.

4. Who is Caspar?
(a) A boy who works at a church.
(b) The Fishers' boss when Schoonmaker is gone.
(c) Schoonmaker's apprentice.
(d) The man who delivers groceries every day.

5. What is kermis?
(a) The last day before Lent begins.
(b) A type of Dutch dress.
(c) A religious practice that only girls are allowed to do.
(d) The nickname Margarethe calls Clara behind her back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Margarethe feel that Philippe de Marisllac will be interested in Iris?

2. After Henrika's death, what is her portrait replaced with in the van den Meers' household?

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

4. When the book begins, from what country have the Fishers fled?

5. What does Iris think of Caspar's paintings of Ruth?

(see the answer key)

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