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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Griet think about the box Vermeer used when painting?

2. What was Griet doing when Vermeer walked in to the studio and seemed inexplicably taken with her?

3. What was Griet able to tell about the visitors just from the timbre of their voices?

4. What job did Griet's father do?

5. Who was the main secret keeper for Griet helping Vermeer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of pressure was Vermeer under?

2. What did Vermeer and Pieter represent to Griet?

3. What did Vermeer and Griet bond over?

4. How did Griet feel caught between two men?

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

6. Describe Griet's first visit home after she began to work for the Vermeers.

7. How did Griet's idea of Vermeer's art differ from Catharina's?

8. How did the plague affect Griet?

9. How did Griet's arrival at the Vermeer home go?

10. What was Griet's first impression of the Vermeer family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the Vermeer family background affect Griet? How does the background of the family influence Griet to behave in certain ways?

Essay Topic 2

What role does religion play in both dividing and bringing together characters? What role does religion play in creating a plot for Girl with a Pearl Earring?

Essay Topic 3

What are the main differences between Griet's family's home and the Vermeers' home? What are the main differences between the members of the two families?

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