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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. Whom did Tanneke jump in front of when Catharina was being hit?
(a) Catharina's brother.
(b) Catharina's father.
(c) Vermeer.
(d) Vermeer's brother.

2. When Vermeer worked on Griet's portrait, how many others was he also working on?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

3. With whom did Tanneke share a room?
(a) The children.
(b) The nurse.
(c) Griet.
(d) Catharina.

4. Whom did Griet find to tell that her sister was sick?
(a) Frans.
(b) Pieter the Son.
(c) Pieter.
(d) Geoff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the role of a maid in Griet's world?

2. Why wasn't Griet allowed to visit her family?

3. What problem did Vermeer have with Griet?

4. What did Griet learn about the Vermeer family as she began her second week at work?

5. At first, Vermeer told Griet the clouds were ____________.

(see the answer key)

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