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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1666, Pages 183 - 203.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the portrait was finished, how did Griet and Vermeer both feel?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Unsatisfied.
(c) Overwhelmed.
(d) Anxious.

2. What did Catharina want Johannes to do for the family to get more money?
(a) Work at the butcher shop.
(b) Sell portraits on the streets.
(c) Paint faster.
(d) Get a job in tile painting.

3. What did Catharina break that once belonged to van Leeuwenhoek?
(a) A camera.
(b) A cup.
(c) A telescope.
(d) A box.

4. Who watched Griet with a smirk as she almost touched the pearls sitting out in the studio?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Catharina.
(d) Maria.

5. What is the role of a maid in Griet's world?
(a) To remain quiet and work.
(b) To become friends to the employers.
(c) To ensure that her employers exercise good judgment.
(d) To remain unseen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What chore did Griet look forward to most?

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

3. How did Griet's mother want Griet to respond to the butcher's son?

4. What was the butcher's daughter doing in Vermeer's new painting?

5. What aspect of Tanneke's personality moved Griet after she talked to Pieter?

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