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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1665, Pages 150 - 180.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Van Ruijven impregnate?
(a) The butcher's wife.
(b) Catharina.
(c) His maid.
(d) His wife's sister.

2. According to Pieter the Son, who had fallen ill with the plague?
(a) Griet's father.
(b) Griet's sister.
(c) Griet's mother.
(d) Griet's brother.

3. Griet realized Catharina's hidden items were___________.
(a) In Cornelia's closet.
(b) In Griet's chest.
(c) Under Griet's bed.
(d) Under a pile of laundry.

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

5. What was the main reason Griet's mother wanted Griet to marry Pieter?
(a) She wanted money.
(b) She wanted food.
(c) She thought Griet would be happy with him.
(d) She wanted to see Griet unahppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Griet feel when Pieter met her family?

2. Griet suspected that Catharina believed which of the following about her marriage?

3. What chore did Griet look forward to most?

4. What religion were the Vermeers?

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

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