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

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

3. How many butchers were there in Market Square?
(a) 12.
(b) 1.
(c) 23.
(d) 32.

4. What did Catharina want Johannes to do for the family to get more money?
(a) Work at the butcher shop.
(b) Paint faster.
(c) Sell portraits on the streets.
(d) Get a job in tile painting.

5. When Pieter the Son came to visit Griet, whom did she feel watching them?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Vermeer.
(c) Catharina.
(d) Frans.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Griet were to choose Pieter the Son, what kind of life would she be choosing?

2. In what month did Catharina send Griet to the apothecary for supplies for the sick boys?

3. Griet knew that ________ was going to be trouble for her.

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

5. Whom did Cornelia most resemble?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Maria agree to keep Griet's involvement in Vermeer's paintings a secret?

2. Why did Griet need to keep her involvement with Vermeer's paintings a secret?

3. How did Griet feel after cleaning out the studio?

4. What did Vermeer and Griet bond over?

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

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

7. What did Vermeer and Catharina often fight about?

8. What kind of pressure was Vermeer under?

9. What did Griet think about the camera obscura?

10. What role did Griet serve as a servant?

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