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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 the successful unveiling of the painting of Clara, what does Margarethe ask Mr. van den Meer for?
(a) For the chance for Iris to go to school.
(b) Better living arrangements.
(c) A stipend.
(d) To be released from her job.

2. What does Iris find most frustrating about her apprenticeship on the first day?
(a) That she cannot immediately draw well.
(b) That she is worse with a needle and thread than she originally thought.
(c) That she is far more advanced than the town baker.
(d) That she has no interest in a religious life after all.

3. When she first arrives, what services does Margarethe offer the townspeople in exchange for food and housing?
(a) Anything she can think of.
(b) Ministering.
(c) Singing.
(d) Painting.

4. Who warns Clara when van Stolk enters the ball?
(a) Schoonmaker.
(b) Margarethe.
(c) Iris.
(d) Ruth.

5. After Rebekka's death, what does Margarethe worry has happened to the household?
(a) That all of their money has been stolen.
(b) That Mr. van den Meer will divorce her and leave everyone homeless.
(c) That the plague has been introduced.
(d) That, because Iris can now read and write, she will outsmart her own mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What toy is Ruth given after the commotion in the marketplace when the Fishers first arrive?

2. How is Clarissa of Aragaon's arrival met by the crowd?

3. Before heading to the ball, what do Iris and Clara agree about Caspar?

4. Right before the evening when her painting is unveiled, what cruel thing does Clara say to Iris when Iris comes to try to coax her out of her bedroom?

5. According to the Master, what is the reason behind Margarethe's lie about his relationship with Caspar?

(see the answer key)

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