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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. As the ball approaches and Margarethe is tight for money, why does she claim the Master owes her money?
(a) Because she and Iris helped him land the Young Girl with Tulips painting.
(b) Because he never paid her enough when she was working for him.
(c) Because he has lots of money now and she has very little.
(d) Because she knows he has been secretly stealing from the Van den Meers.

2. Who is the first person Iris and Ruth find at the ball?
(a) Clara.
(b) Margarethe.
(c) Caspar.
(d) Schoonmaker.

3. How many children does Clara end up having?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

4. What kind of life does Ruth claim Iris led?
(a) A rich life.
(b) A sad life.
(c) A regretful life.
(d) A short life.

5. What advice does the narrator wish had been given to Clara?
(a) That she shouldn't be so shy about her face.
(b) That beauty eventually fades.
(c) That the young should be careful.
(d) That things usually work out for the best.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cornelius react to his grandchildren?

2. What happened to the Master's reputation after the ball?

3. Why does Margarethe tell Iris that she is better off being ugly?

4. As the ball approaches, what part of the van den Meer house does Clara often refuse to leave?

5. Who does Iris end up marrying?

Short Essay Questions

1. While at the ball, what do Iris and the Master decide is more permanent than beauty?

2. What exactly does Margarethe believe happens to her eyes after she has seen the Master's horrible paintings?

3. What does Margarethe suspect is so wrong with the prince that his aunt, the queen, has to set something like the ball up to help him find a wife?

4. How does the Master respond to Clara's vote of confidence at the ball, when she says that she is sure his painting will be picked by the queen?

5. What reasoning does Clara use in explaining to Iris why her beauty is actually a curse?

6. What happens in the dream Iris has the night of the ball?

7. Who is Caspar referring to when he initially tells Iris that she hopes she will not marry "the wrong man"?

8. Why is Margarethe in such shock when Ruth speaks the word "Ashgirl" when referring to Clara?

9. 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?

10. In the Epilogue, what does Ruth surmise happened to the greedy van Stolk?

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