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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Girl of Ashes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who eventually prevails in teaching Clara how to hem her own skirt?
(a) Iris.
(b) Margarethe.
(c) Ruth.
(d) The Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies.

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

3. What happens during Iris and Clara's attempts to get Clara out of the house?
(a) Iris panics and changes her mind.
(b) Ruth tells on them.
(c) Henrika catches them before they can get very far.
(d) Clara panics and changes her mind.

4. How does van den Meer plan on revealing the painting he commissioned?
(a) By donating it to a city museum.
(b) By donating it to a city church.
(c) Through a fancy dinner party.
(d) By unveiling it in the town square.

5. When they are young, what does Clara tell Iris is the only thing that makes her happy?
(a) Being alone in her room.
(b) Listening to her father play the piano.
(c) Learning English from Iris.
(d) Spending time in her private garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the successful unveiling of the painting of Clara, what does Margarethe ask Mr. van den Meer for?

2. What health problems does Henrika begin to develop in Chapter 2?

3. What prompts Iris to try to get Clara out of the house in Chapter 2?

4. Before the large dinner party where his painting of Clara is revealed, what does the Master do to help comfort Ruth?

5. Who is Rebekka?

(see the answer key)

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