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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Catharina, how did Vermeer feel about Griet's first cleaning of the studio?
(a) He is pleased.
(b) He does not even notice it is clean.
(c) He is extremely angry.
(d) He is disappointed.

2. What chore did Griet look forward to most?
(a) Washing laundry at the river.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Repairing clothing.
(d) Cleaning the studio.

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

4. Who was the only one to speak kindly to Griet after her sister died?
(a) Maria.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Catharina.
(d) Tanneke.

5. Griet's attic room was above __________.
(a) The studio.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The study.
(d) The children's room.

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

7. At Griet's family's home, what was the usual dinner?
(a) Rice.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Pork.
(d) Bread.

8. How did Griet perceive her own vanity?
(a) She is too young to be so vain.
(b) She is not naive enough to give in to vanity and beauty.
(c) She is a maid and should not feel any vanity.
(d) She is a young lady and should take advantage of her beauty.

9. When was Griet allowed to completely clean the studio?
(a) When she was ordered by Catharina to do it out of spite.
(b) When Vermeer's painting was finished.
(c) When Vermeer's paintings were sold.
(d) When Vermeer was on a trip.

10. Who caught Griet inspecting the wooden box?
(a) Maria.
(b) Catharina.
(c) Vermeer.
(d) Cornelia.

11. What was Griet's first chore at her new home?
(a) Laundry.
(b) Babysitting.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Dusting.

12. What food did Vermeer and Griet bond over initially?
(a) Meats.
(b) Fruit slices.
(c) Stew vegetables.
(d) Salad vegetables.

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

14. On what day did Griet return home for her first day off since moving away?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

15. The plague had been found near the __________________.
(a) Crutchet Canal.
(b) Rietveld Canal.
(c) Riverdale Canal.
(d) Geoff Canal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the pregnant woman react to her husband's attention spent on Griet?

2. With whom did Tanneke share a room?

3. What was the name of the grandmother in the household?

4. What color did Cornelia smear on Griet's apron?

5. What was the butcher's daughter doing in Vermeer's new painting?

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