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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1665, Pages 95 - 125.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Pieter the Son came to visit Griet, whom did she feel watching them?
(a) Catharina.
(b) Frans.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Vermeer.

3. How did Griet's mother want Griet to respond to the butcher's son?
(a) To ignore his attention.
(b) To welcome his attention.
(c) To encourage him to marry her right away.
(d) To pretend that she does not understand his advances.

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

5. What color did Vermeer say the clouds were when the clouds worked together?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who broke Griet's favorite tile?

2. What did Griet's sister's death symbolize?

3. What did Griet see in Vermeer's studio that allowed her to feel a deepening connection to him?

4. Who or what was on the tile that Griet's father gave her?

5. If Griet were to choose Pieter the Son, what kind of life would she be choosing?

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