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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. Who is the ball's guest of honor?
(a) Van den Meer.
(b) Philippe de Marsillac.
(c) The mayor of Haarlem.
(d) The Master.
2. What does Clara yell at Nicolaes van Stolk as she departs her house en route to the ball?
(a) "I will never love you."
(b) "Wait for me, dear friend, until I return again."
(c) "It is the crow."
(d) "Catch me if you can."
3. What changes about Clara's dress after the ball?
(a) It is in complete tatters.
(b) It suddenly becomes too small, almost choking her.
(c) It somehow glows even more.
(d) It suddenly becomes too big.
4. What ended up happening to Cornelius's finances?
(a) They were completely dependent on Margarethe's management.
(b) They never improved.
(c) They eventually recovered.
(d) They continued to get worse and worse.
5. Who does Iris end up marrying?
(a) The prince.
(b) No one.
(c) Schoonmaker.
(d) Caspar.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the Epilogue, what reason does Ruth admit for acting dumb?
2. How does Iris describe Ruth as they are traveling to the ball?
3. As the ball approaches and Margarethe is tight for money, why does she claim the Master owes her money?
4. How does Clara end up dying?
5. Who does Ruth suspect of kidnapping Clara as a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes the prince to be initially interested in Iris?
2. What does the trail of blood that follows Clara after the ball indicate?
3. Why is Margarethe in such shock when Ruth speaks the word "Ashgirl" when referring to Clara?
4. What does Iris worry will happen to Clara if they are forced to leave the beautiful van den Meer home?
5. What message is the Master trying to convey when he asks, after showing Margarethe his paintings of hideous people, what she knows about charitable stories from the Bible?
6. What are two examples of juxtapositioned themes to her family's story that Ruth gives in the Epilogue?
7. What exactly does Margarethe believe happens to her eyes after she has seen the Master's horrible paintings?
8. In the Epilogue, what does Ruth surmise happened to the greedy van Stolk?
9. What reason does Ruth give for why she often appears inconsequential and stupid in the retelling of the story?
10. Why is Iris surprised to learn that many of the guests at the ball are still talking about her, even after the prince and Clara retire to the private room?
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