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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his wife dies, what investment does van den Meer worry has been lost?
(a) His collection of rare books.
(b) A boat full of tulips that investors have given him money for.
(c) His collection of fine paintings.
(d) His collection of jewelry.

2. Who is Rebekka?
(a) Margarethe's long-lost sister.
(b) A cook hired to help in the van den Meer household.
(c) A girl who has a condition similar to Ruth's.
(d) A young girl Iris befriended in the neighborhood.

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

4. Who is Clara?
(a) Caspar's sister.
(b) The ghost who lives in Schoonmaker's house.
(c) A street girl without a family.
(d) Van den Meer's beautiful young daughter.

5. What city do the Fishers flee to?
(a) Paris.
(b) The reader never learns the name of the city.
(c) London.
(d) Haarlem.

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

7. Why do Clara and Iris decide to stop into the windmill while out ice skating?
(a) Iris needs to use a bathroom.
(b) Clara needs to use a bathroom.
(c) They are just tired and want to take a break.
(d) They are very thirsty and are looking for water.

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

9. Who is Luykas?
(a) Schoonmaker's long-lost son.
(b) Iris's father.
(c) Ruth's father.
(d) Mr. van den Meer; it's his Christian name.

10. What piece of information does Clara have about the windmill that makes Iris believe her story?
(a) She knows a secret way inside.
(b) She has a key for the front door on a necklace.
(c) She knows about a secret trapdoor.
(d) Her initials appear to have been carved into the side of the building long ago.

11. Who is the American equivalent of Sinter Klaas, the person for whom the girls leave their shoes out one night?
(a) Sister Klass, the patron saint of candy.
(b) Santa Claus.
(c) There is no equivalent for this figure.
(d) The tooth fairy.

12. What argument does Margarethe use to convince van den Meer that he should marry her?
(a) That she has a family inheritance of her own.
(b) That she will otherwise not stay to just cook and clean for free.
(c) That it would be best for Clara and her reputation.
(d) That she loves him very much.

13. 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) Spending time in her private garden.
(d) Learning English from Iris.

14. What item is Iris given to work with on the first day of her apprenticeship?
(a) A seashell.
(b) A personalized bible.
(c) A piece of red silk.
(d) A pound of very stale flour.

15. After Rebekka's death, what does Margarethe worry has happened to the household?
(a) That, because Iris can now read and write, she will outsmart her own mother.
(b) That the plague has been introduced.
(c) That all of their money has been stolen.
(d) That Mr. van den Meer will divorce her and leave everyone homeless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Schoonmaker?

2. Does Iris ever find an imp in the van den Meers' household?

3. What item does Iris actually steal in the marketplace?

4. What is the name of the painting the Master creates for van den Meer?

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

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