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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told Catharina that Griet had been assisting Vermeer with his paintings?
(a) Pieter.
(b) Griet.
(c) Maria.
(d) Cornelia.

2. Whose clothes did Vermeer want Griet to wear for the portrait?
(a) Tanneke's.
(b) Cornelia's.
(c) Catharina's.
(d) Griet's mother's.

3. What is the name of Griet's second son?
(a) Frans.
(b) Harold.
(c) Henry.
(d) Markus.

4. Which member of the Vermeer household has requested for Tanneke to bring Griet?
(a) Franciscus.
(b) Vermeer.
(c) Catharina.
(d) Cornelia.

5. What kind of paintings did Griet's family say Vermeer paints?
(a) Catholic paintings.
(b) Protestant paintings.
(c) Holy paintings.
(d) Evil paintings.

6. When the portrait was finished, how did Griet and Vermeer both feel?
(a) Unsatisfied.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Overwhelmed.

7. What gift did Pieter often send to Griet's family?
(a) Money.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Animals.
(d) Meat.

8. What is the name of one of Griet's sons?
(a) Francisco.
(b) Han.
(c) Pieter.
(d) Jan.

9. How much money does Griet get for the earrings?
(a) 20 guilders.
(b) 10 guilders.
(c) 30 guilders.
(d) 40 guilders.

10. How did Vermeer feel about Griet posing for a picture for van Ruijven?
(a) He does not like the idea and refuses to do it.
(b) He likes the idea but does not agree to do it.
(c) He likes the idea and agrees to do it.
(d) He does not like the idea but agrees to do it.

11. What did Catharina's attack on the painting ultimately lead to?
(a) The destruction of the painting.
(b) Her miscarriage.
(c) Griet's miscarriage.
(d) Vermeer's death.

12. Where did Griet and Peter first kiss?
(a) Cellar.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Attic.
(d) Alleyway.

13. Who created a compromise for Catharina to trust that her jewelry box is safe?
(a) Vermeer.
(b) Maria.
(c) Griet.
(d) Cornelia.

14. Who is the executor of Vermeer's will?
(a) Catharina.
(b) Van Ruijven.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Van Leeuwenhoek.

15. What is the purpose of the final chapter of the novel?
(a) To show that Griet is happy Catharina is poor.
(b) To show how much Vermeer loved Griet.
(c) To tie up story lines. 
(d) To show the death of a symbol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who placed the pearl earring into Griet's ear?

2. For what was Cornelia punished?

3. Who told Griet that Vermeer only saw the world as he wanted it to be?

4. What does Griet vow to do with the final coins from selling the earrings?

5. What scene finalized Vermeer's metaphorical ownership of Griet?

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