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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 The Imp-Riddled House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Schoonmaker?
(a) A priest.
(b) A city boy who helps them find the road.
(c) A painter in the village.
(d) A long-lost relative of Margarethe's.

2. What prompts Iris to try to get Clara out of the house in Chapter 2?
(a) Margarethe demands that Iris take Clara to the marketplace.
(b) Henrika finally gives her permission.
(c) Clara decides to ignore her mother's wishes and just walk out the front door.
(d) Henrika is bedridden and won't be able to see them leave.

3. How are Ruth and Iris related?
(a) Ruth is Iris's older sister.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) Ruth is Iris's mom.
(d) Iris is Ruth's older sister.

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

5. What does the town say is the cause of Henrika's health issues?
(a) That something demonic resides in the house at night.
(b) That she is too wealthy so she is being punished for not sharing her wealth.
(c) That she is cruel so God is treating her cruelly.
(d) That Margarethe is secretly poisoning her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has happened to Pieter ten Broek?

3. What role does Ruth take in Schoonmaker's household?

4. What city do the Fishers flee to?

5. How is Ruth initially described in the novel?

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