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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Adopted.
(b) A spoiled brat.
(c) A doll.
(d) A changeling.

3. What has allegedly happened to Jack Fisher?
(a) He has been killed by a mob.
(b) He left the family in poverty.
(c) No one really knows.
(d) He will be joining the Fisher family later.

4. 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 fancy silk handkerchief.
(b) A letter.
(c) A pastry.
(d) A toy windmill.

5. What does Caspar promise Iris one morning while she is visiting him and the Master during her work for the van den Meers?
(a) That she will become more beautiful as she gets older, so she should stop worrying all the time.
(b) That Iris will be his apprentice one day.
(c) That he will always take care of her and Ruth.
(d) That he will marry Iris as soon as possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during Iris and Clara's attempts to get Clara out of the house?

2. What ultimately leads Clara to leave the house on a regular basis with Iris and Ruth?

3. When the Fishers first arrive in the marketplace, how are they treated?

4. Henrika and Margarethe usually get along:

5. What does Iris think of Caspar's paintings of Ruth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clara pout about attending the event where her painting is unveiled?

2. How does Clara initially react to her new stepmother's demands that she help with housework?

3. How does Heer van den Meer first present Iris to Clara?

4. What kind of relationship does Margarethe imply that Caspar and the Master have in secret?

5. What is Iris's role to be at the van den Meers?

6. What is Iris's relationship with her mother like in the beginning of the novel?

7. When Cornelius discovers that Schoonmaker has not been invited to the wedding, what does he ask Iris to do?

8. What do tulips symbolize in the beginning of the novel?

9. What revelation does Iris have about her new step-father during his marriage ceremony?

10. Why does Iris ask Margarethe specifically to teach her how to cook and prepare a meal?

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