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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. How much do the Vermeers owe Pieter?
(a) 20 guilders.
(b) 15 guilders.
(c) 25 guilders.
(d) 10 guilders.

2. What was the color of the second piece of fabric for Griet's hair?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Purple.

3. What single act appeared to change Griet the most?
(a) Vermeer sees her hair.
(b) Griet has sex with Pieter.
(c) Griet has sex with Vermeer.
(d) Griet wears the earrings.

4. What did Griet always keep hidden?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her legs.
(d) Her feet.

5. How much money does Griet get for the earrings?
(a) 40 guilders.
(b) 20 guilders.
(c) 10 guilders.
(d) 30 guilders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Griet do after Catharina tried to attack the painting?

2. How did Griet's family respond to Pieter's surprising them?

3. Who would be in the portrait with Griet for van Ruijven?

4. Whom did Van Ruijven impregnate?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Vermeer decide to paint Griet?

2. What metaphorical ownership did Vermeer take over Griet?

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

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

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

6. What does Griet's hair symbolize?

7. Why did Catharina seem to fear Griet?

8. What does Vermeer's will say about Griet?

9. What foreshadowing was evident when the portrait was finished?

10. Why did Griet keep her hair hidden?

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