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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. According to Catharina, how did Vermeer feel about Griet's first cleaning of the studio?
(a) He is disappointed.
(b) He does not even notice it is clean.
(c) He is extremely angry.
(d) He is pleased.

2. What was Griet doing when Vermeer walked in to the studio and seemed inexplicably taken with her?
(a) Washing windows.
(b) Arranging furniture.
(c) Dusting.
(d) Sweeping the floor.

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

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

5. What happened when Griet began to obsess about the plague?
(a) She was almost fired.
(b) She was allowed to visit her family.
(c) She was forced to stay in her room.
(d) Her work began to suffer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Griet's younger sister?

2. Where did Griet learn she would be sleeping in her new home?

3. After the suggestion that he should paint Griet, how did Vermeer act toward her?

4. What difference did Griet see in the painting in progress?

5. What aspect of Tanneke's personality moved Griet after she talked to Pieter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What family problems did Griet experience at her family's home?

2. What kind of pressure was Vermeer under?

3. Who was Pieter the Son?

4. Why did Griet's mother encourage her to accept Pieter's advances?

5. What did Griet think about the camera obscura?

6. What aspect of Tanneke's personality was Griet moved by?

7. What role does the theme of life and death play in Girl with a Pearl Earring?

8. Who was Van Ruijven?

9. What connection did Griet and Vermeer have immediately?

10. What were some of the class differences between Griet and the Vermeers?

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