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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Chapter 1 The Obscure Child.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous fairy tale does Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister depend on the reader being familiar with?
(a) Peter Pan.
(b) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) None of these answers is correct.

2. How is Ruth initially described in the novel?
(a) As beautiful and loving.
(b) As mentally impaired and hard to control.
(c) As shy and unable/unwilling to speak.
(d) As conscientious and unattractive.

3. When the Fishers first arrive in the marketplace, how are they treated?
(a) Coldly.
(b) Suspiciously.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Rudely.

4. When the book begins, from what country have the Fishers fled?
(a) England.
(b) Holland.
(c) France.
(d) America.

5. What role does Iris take in Schoonmaker's household?
(a) She stands outside holding an advertisement for his business.
(b) She sits so he can paint her.
(c) She makes her famous biscuits every morning.
(d) She scrubs the floors every other day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to Pieter ten Broek?

2. What has allegedly happened to Jack Fisher?

3. When the book begins, who is the narrator?

4. What items does Margarethe give Iris to give the Van den Meers when she is sent over to their household for the first time?

5. What catches Iris's eye about Schoonmaker's lodgings?

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