2. What health problems does Henrika begin to develop in Chapter 2?
(a) She begins to lose her eyesight.
(b) She begins to have a very difficult pregnancy.
(c) She begins to go insane.
(d) She has such bad pains in her legs that she can't walk anymore.

3. Henrika and Margarethe usually get along:
(a) Perfectly -- they quickly become best friends.
(b) They never see each other.
(c) Sometimes really well and sometimes not very well at all.
(d) Not very well at all.

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

5. Why are the Master and Caspar invited over for dinner with the newly formed van den Meer family?
(a) Margarethe wants to be rude and show the Master that she is happier with Mr. Van den Meer.
(b) Margarethe wants to show off her new family.
(c) Caspar is going to propose to Iris.
(d) The Master has been asked to paint a family portrait.

6. What has happened to Pieter ten Broek?
(a) He has lost his job with the church and is very poor now.
(b) He has moved to America.
(c) He has died.
(d) He is in an insane asylum.

7. What is the name of the painting the Master creates for van den Meer?
(a) Clara, My Beloved.
(b) Young Woman with Two Lips.
(c) Girl with Flowers by a Window.
(d) Young Woman with Tulips.

8. Who does Iris eventually go to apprentice with, after much protest?
(a) The town baker.
(b) The town seamstress.
(c) The nuns in the church next door.
(d) Caspar and the Master.

9. What items does Margarethe give Iris to give the Van den Meers when she is sent over to their household for the first time?
(a) A pastry.
(b) A toy windmill.
(c) A letter.
(d) A fancy silk handkerchief.

10. When the Fishers first arrive in the marketplace, how are they treated?
(a) Suspiciously.
(b) Coldly.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Rudely.

11. What does Iris find most frustrating about her apprenticeship on the first day?
(a) That she is worse with a needle and thread than she originally thought.
(b) That she cannot immediately draw well.
(c) That she is far more advanced than the town baker.
(d) That she has no interest in a religious life after all.

12. When Henrika is sick, what does Caspar give Ruth and Iris every morning when they come to visit him and the Master?
(a) Fresh fruit and juice.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Warm tea.
(d) Scones.

13. How is Margarethe initially described in the novel?
(a) As optimistic and kind.
(b) As strict and careworn.
(c) As stubborn and rude.
(d) As silent and strong.

14. What does the town say is the cause of Henrika's health issues?
(a) That Margarethe is secretly poisoning her.
(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 something demonic resides in the house at night.

15. Right before the unveiling of the painting the Master created for van den Meer, what does Margarethe call Clara that sends Clara into a screaming rage?
(a) A changeling.
(b) Adopted.
(c) A doll.
(d) A spoiled brat.