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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1676, Pages 233 - 248.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Griet think about the box Vermeer used when painting?
(a) She found it amazing and beneficial.
(b) She wanted to use it herself.
(c) She believed it to be witchcraft and was scared.
(d) She pretended that it did not exist.

2. How many days did it take to prepare the celebration feast for the new baby?
(a) Five days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Eight days.
(d) Ten days.

3. How old was Griet when she moved in with the Vermeers?
(a) 16.
(b) 23.
(c) 14.
(d) 20.

4. Why did Catharina consider moving Griet from the attic room?
(a) She suspects Griet and Vermeer are having an affair.
(b) She wants Griet to build a better relationship with Cornelia.
(c) She thinks the attic is unsafe.
(d) The nurse is moving out.

5. What was Catharina's reaction to seeing the finished painting?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is embarrassed.
(c) She is sad.
(d) She is enraged.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pieter the Son came to visit Griet, whom did she feel watching them?

2. What did Griet believe Vermeer would ask her to wear for the portrait?

3. Where did Frans go to start an apprenticeship?

4. What difference did Griet see in the painting in progress?

5. What is the purpose of the final chapter of the novel?

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