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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. What does the "camera" symbolize?
(a) The way Vermeer represents immorality.
(b) The way Vermeer idealizes technology.
(c) The way Griet views Vermeer.
(d) The way Vermeer sees the world.

2. What did Vermeer say about the role of religion in his paintings?
(a) They are Christian.
(b) They are not religious.
(c) They are Protestant.
(d) They are Catholic.

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

4. From what perspective is the story told?
(a) Third person, past tense.
(b) First person, present tense.
(c) First person, past tense.
(d) Third person, present tense.

5. When Griet arrived home after the plague, where did her parents sit to meet her?
(a) On the porch.
(b) In the living room.
(c) Huddled around a fire in the kitchen.
(d) Near the River.

Short Answer Questions

1. From Griet's perspective, Catholicism allowed for ___________________.

2. What color dress did van Ruijven's new maid wear?

3. Who punched Griet in the stomach?

4. What did Pieter the Son give Griet to take to her family?

5. What was the name of the girl who followed Griet to the canal to fetch water?

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