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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color did Griet lay out for Vermeer to use on the butcher's daughter's skirt?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) A combination of many colors.

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

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

4. Whom did Griet bond with most before beginning work at her new home?
(a) Maria.
(b) Vermeer.
(c) Catharina.
(d) Cornelia.

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

6. What did Griet see in Vermeer's studio that allowed her to feel a deepening connection to him?
(a) Paintings of his children.
(b) His religious paintings.
(c) His painting set.
(d) His painting in progress.

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

8. In what month did Catharina send Griet to the apothecary for supplies for the sick boys?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) February.

9. Who told Vermeer that he should paint Griet?
(a) Catharina.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Van Ruijven.
(d) Frans.

10. Whom did it seem that Vermeer was competing with most when it came to Griet?
(a) Van Ruijven.
(b) Pieter the Son.
(c) Frans.
(d) Pieter.

11. 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.

12. What was the cause of death for Griet's sister?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Black Plague.
(d) Murder.

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

14. Why was Griet unable to sleep on her first night in the new home?
(a) She was nervous about her next day of work.
(b) She had too much work to do.
(c) Cornelia was noisy.
(d) A crucifix painting disturbed her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Tanneke share a room?

2. Whom did Tanneke jump in front of when Catharina was being hit?

3. What was the main reason Griet's mother wanted Griet to marry Pieter?

4. What job did Griet's father do?

5. Why wasn't Griet allowed to visit her family?

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