Girl with a Pearl Earring Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Girl with a Pearl Earring Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Griet's first chore at her new home?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Dusting.
(d) Babysitting.

2. What did Griet's sister's death symbolize?
(a) The death of happiness for the Vermeers.
(b) The death of vanity and art in Griet's life.
(c) The death of family ties for Griet.
(d) The death of love for Griet.

3. Whom did Cornelia most resemble?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Griet.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

4. What did Griet learn about the Vermeer family as she began her second week at work?
(a) They are short on money.
(b) They are living off of Catherina's mother's money.
(c) They are not very smart.
(d) Catherina and Johannes do not love each other.

5. What was the name of the grandmother in the household?
(a) Johannes.
(b) Maria.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Catharina.

6. At first, Vermeer told Griet the clouds were ____________.
(a) White.
(b) A combination of many colors.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

7. When was Griet allowed to completely clean the studio?
(a) When she was ordered by Catharina to do it out of spite.
(b) When Vermeer was on a trip.
(c) When Vermeer's painting was finished.
(d) When Vermeer's paintings were sold.

8. What did Pieter the Son give Griet to take to her family?
(a) Some money.
(b) A bag of vegetables.
(c) A book.
(d) A package of meat.

9. What room was Griet to be in charge of cleaning without appearing to have moved anything?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Vermeer's studio.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Children's room.

10. Who was Griet's younger sister?
(a) Amberly.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Alexandria.

11. When Griet saw herself in Vermeer's mirror, what did she think of herself?
(a) She was overweight.
(b) She was ugly.
(c) She was too thin.
(d) She was beautiful.

12. With whom did Tanneke share a room?
(a) The nurse.
(b) Catharina.
(c) Griet.
(d) The children.

13. What did Griet think about the box Vermeer used when painting?
(a) She believed it to be witchcraft and was scared.
(b) She pretended that it did not exist.
(c) She wanted to use it herself.
(d) She found it amazing and beneficial.

14. What did Catharina keep in the studio that needed to be locked?
(a) Family portraits.
(b) Money.
(c) Valuable furniture.
(d) Jewelry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Griet think about Pieter the Son?

2. When Griet arrived home after the plague, where did her parents sit to meet her?

3. What side story was meant to highlight the complexity of Griet's move to the Vermeer home?

4. What was the only piece in the studio that Griet did not clean?

5. What color did Cornelia smear on Griet's apron?

(see the answer keys)

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