3. Whom did it seem that Vermeer was competing with most when it came to Griet?
(a) Pieter the Son.
(b) Pieter.
(c) Frans.
(d) Van Ruijven.

4. Who or what was on the tile that Griet's father gave her?
(a) A boy and a girl.
(b) A home.
(c) A store.
(d) An empty field.

5. How many days did it take to prepare the celebration feast for the new baby?
(a) Eight days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Two days.

6. What color did Griet lay out for Vermeer to use on the butcher's daughter's skirt?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) A combination of many colors.

7. Where did Griet feel most at peace?
(a) The studio.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The river.

8. From what perspective is the story told?
(a) First person, past tense.
(b) Third person, past tense.
(c) Third person, present tense.
(d) First person, present tense.

9. If Griet were to choose Pieter the Son, what kind of life would she be choosing?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Stable domestic life.
(c) Life of vanity and beauty.
(d) Nomadic life.

10. What was the only piece in the studio that Griet did not clean?
(a) A window sill.
(b) A canister of paints.
(c) A blue ball of fabric.
(d) A door knob.

11. Who watched Griet with a smirk as she almost touched the pearls sitting out in the studio?
(a) Maria.
(b) Catharina.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Johannes.

12. At the opening of the novel, what was Griet doing?
(a) Feeding farm animals.
(b) Chopping vegetables.
(c) Washing laundry.
(d) Watching after children.

13. What was the butcher's daughter doing in Vermeer's new painting?
(a) Pouring water into a basin.
(b) Cutting meat.
(c) Cleaning up blood.
(d) Packaging meat.

14. Who was the main secret keeper for Griet helping Vermeer?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Catharina.
(c) Maria.
(d) Tanneke.

15. What is the name of the item that reversed the image of a painting into a mirror?
(a) Camera obscura.
(b) Camera larga.
(c) Camera minusca.
(d) Camera miniature.