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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 item caused Griet to understand that Vermeer did not love her?
(a) The portrait.
(b) The color he uses.
(c) The hair comb.
(d) The jewelry box.

2. Who is the executor of Vermeer's will?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Catharina.
(c) Van Ruijven.
(d) Van Leeuwenhoek.

3. Vermeer was using Griet for_____________.
(a) Sex.
(b) Art.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Money.

4. What was the color of one of the pieces of fabric Vermeer gave Griet to cover her hair in?
(a) Gold.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

5. What did Vermeer say about the role of religion in his paintings?
(a) They are not religious.
(b) They are Christian.
(c) They are Catholic.
(d) They are Protestant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Griet get for the earrings?

2. Where is Griet standing when Tanneke approaches her?

3. Which item was symbolic of Griet's fear of sexuality?

4. Who told Catharina that Griet had been assisting Vermeer with his paintings?

5. What scene finalized Vermeer's metaphorical ownership of Griet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was most important to Vermeer?

2. Was Griet's mother a hypocrite for standing up to the paintings but not to selling out her daughter to marriage?

3. What is the purpose of the final chapter of the novel?

4. What is the significance behind the names of Griet's children?

5. What did Cornelia do with the tortoise shell combs?

6. What conflict did Vermeer's religion create for Griet's family?

7. Why did Vermeer seem extremely protective of Griet in Van Ruijven's presence?

8. How did Griet feel after Vermeer saw her hair?

9. When Griet visits the Vermeers ten years later, in what condition is the family?

10. Did Pieter understand Griet?

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