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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 room was Griet to be in charge of cleaning without appearing to have moved anything?

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

3. What was the cause of death for Griet's sister?

4. What did Catharina keep in the studio that needed to be locked?

5. What was the only piece in the studio that Griet did not clean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of Tanneke's personality was Griet moved by?

2. What connection did Griet and Vermeer have immediately?

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

4. What role does the theme of life and death play in Girl with a Pearl Earring?

5. Who was Cornelia Vermeer?

6. What did the splitting of the tile symbolize?

7. What did Vermeer and Catharina often fight about?

8. What did Vermeer and Griet bond over?

9. Who was Pieter the Son?

10. How did the plague affect Griet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Griet's hidden hair symbolize? What happens when her hair is unleashed? Why does her hair represent sexuality?

Essay Topic 2

What role do social and class differences play in creating a divide between some of the characters? How do these differences in class and social status create conflict? How do these differences lead to character development?

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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