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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Clara become so upset when van den Meer tells Margarethe that the hutsepot she makes for Lent is the best he's ever had?
2. When she first arrives, what services does Margarethe offer the townspeople in exchange for food and housing?
3. Who is Luykas?
4. What does Clara believe happened at the windmill?
5. What health problems does Henrika begin to develop in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Iris ask Margarethe specifically to teach her how to cook and prepare a meal?
2. What does van den Meer's lost wealth mean for Margarethe's plan?
3. How does Clara initially react to her new stepmother's demands that she help with housework?
4. What kind of tone does the Prologue have?
5. What is a changeling?
6. How does Heer van den Meer first present Iris to Clara?
7. What do tulips symbolize in the beginning of the novel?
8. When Heer van den Meer first asks for Iris to come to his house and work for him, Iris wishes she could be an inanimate object. What does this symbolize?
9. What kind of figure does Ruth become as she begins to get a little older?
10. What lesson does Margarethe want Iris to take away from their discussion about how everyone is trapped in their life by some circumstance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Perhaps the most unique aspect of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is the new point-of-view it provides on a classic fairy tale. Discuss 1) the role that point-of-view provides in a text, 2) what literary tools an author can use to manipulate a traditional point-of-view, and 3) what impact a new or unusual point-of-view can have on the reader. Make sure to cite specific examples and passages from Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 2
Although they are small, there are multiple examples of foreshadowing present within the novel. Find three specific examples of foreshadowing and discuss what they are, what they symbolize, and what they foreshadow. Make sure to use specific citations from the text to support your position.
Essay Topic 3
Several characters in the novel are initially presented as characters without much of a voice who ultimately, by the conclusion of the story, find their voice and are better able to speak in a way that is true to themselves. Choose one character for whom this is true and explain 1) why their voice was silenced or limited in the beginning of the text, 2) who limited their voice, 3) what happened to change their ability to truly "speak," and 4) what that character's newly found voice represents and says about that person's true inner character.
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