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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. Where did Pieter the Son show up uninvited, surprising Griet and her family?
(a) The market.
(b) Church.
(c) The Vermeer home.
(d) The river.

2. Where did Griet and Peter first kiss?
(a) Alleyway.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Attic.
(d) Cellar.

3. Why wasn't Griet allowed to visit her family?
(a) She might die from the plague.
(b) She might bring the plague back with her.
(c) She might not work as well.
(d) She might not return.

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

5. Who broke Griet's favorite tile?
(a) Vermeer.
(b) Maria.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Catharina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who watched Griet with a smirk as she almost touched the pearls sitting out in the studio?

2. With whom did Tanneke share a room?

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

4. Whom did Griet stand in for as a model?

5. How did Griet perceive her own vanity?

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