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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. Who opens her door at the commotion in the marketplace and talks to Ruth?
(a) A very mean old man.
(b) A priest.
(c) A police officer.
(d) An unknown but beautiful young girl.

2. How does Iris propose getting Clara out of the house?
(a) By sneaking out at night when no one is awake.
(b) By just having her walk out the front door.
(c) By sneaking her out in a wheelbarrow.
(d) By hiding her underneath Ruth's biggest dress.

3. What does Iris think of Caspar's paintings of Ruth?
(a) That they are accurate but flattering.
(b) That they don't portray Ruth truthfully.
(c) That the colors are very, very ugly.
(d) That they are horribly ugly.

4. What kind of mother is Henrika?
(a) Controlling.
(b) Very loving.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Absent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clara confess, by her father's bedside, about why she felt such a connection with Ruth?

2. As the ball approaches, what part of the van den Meer house does Clara often refuse to leave?

3. How is Margarethe initially described in the novel?

4. Who is Pieter ten Broek?

5. What has happened to Pieter ten Broek?

(see the answer key)

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