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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color did Cornelia smear on Griet's apron?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

3. What was the name of the head maid in Griet's new home?
(a) Vermeer.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Tanneke.
(d) Tamakin.

4. At first, Vermeer told Griet the clouds were ____________.
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) A combination of many colors.
(d) Blue.

5. Why wasn't Griet allowed to visit her family?
(a) She might bring the plague back with her.
(b) She might not work as well.
(c) She might not return.
(d) She might die from the plague.

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

7. When Griet saw herself in Vermeer's mirror, what did she think of herself?
(a) She was ugly.
(b) She was too thin.
(c) She was overweight.
(d) She was beautiful.

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

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

10. Who broke Griet's favorite tile?
(a) Maria.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Catharina.
(d) Vermeer.

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

12. What was the name of the girl who followed Griet to the canal to fetch water?
(a) Catharina.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Maria.

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

14. Who or what was on the tile that Griet's father gave her?
(a) A home.
(b) An empty field.
(c) A store.
(d) A boy and a girl.

15. What did Vermeer grind to make paint?
(a) Animal horns.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Vegetables and fruits.
(d) Bone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Vermeers' butcher?

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

3. Griet thinks that her own best feature is __________.

4. How did Griet perceive her own vanity?

5. What did Griet learn about the Vermeer family as she began her second week at work?

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