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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1665, Pages 125 - 150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the portrait Vermeer paints of a maid for Van Ruijven, what was the woman doing?
(a) Drinking wine.
(b) Feeding animals.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sitting and writing.

2. From what perspective is the story told?
(a) Third person, past tense.
(b) First person, past tense.
(c) Third person, present tense.
(d) First person, present tense.

3. Who caught Griet inspecting the wooden box?
(a) Vermeer.
(b) Maria.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Catharina.

4. What was the butcher's daughter doing in Vermeer's new painting?
(a) Cleaning up blood.
(b) Cutting meat.
(c) Packaging meat.
(d) Pouring water into a basin.

5. What was the main reason Griet's mother wanted Griet to marry Pieter?
(a) She thought Griet would be happy with him.
(b) She wanted money.
(c) She wanted to see Griet unahppy.
(d) She wanted food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Griet and Peter first kiss?

2. What color did Griet lay out for Vermeer to use on the butcher's daughter's skirt?

3. Who was the owner of Vermeer's painting of the lady at the window?

4. What side story was meant to highlight the complexity of Griet's move to the Vermeer home?

5. The plague had been found near the __________________.

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