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

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

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

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

5. What is the financial situation of the van den Meers when the Fishers move in with them?
(a) The van den Meers are poor now, but expect to get more money.
(b) The van den Meers are on the brink of poverty.
(c) The van den Meers are neither rich nor poor.
(d) The van den Meers are very wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the ball approaches, what does the reader learn about Margarethe's neighbors' opinion of her?

2. How does the Master respond to the success of his painting of Clara?

3. Why does Margarethe feel that Philippe de Marisllac will be interested in Iris?

4. Who is going to throw a ball?

5. What does Caspar promise Iris one morning while she is visiting him and the Master during her work for the van den Meers?

(see the answer key)

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