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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cornelia take from Griet's chest?
(a) A hair comb.
(b) A paint brush.
(c) A portrait.
(d) A ring.

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

3. In the portrait Vermeer paints of a maid for Van Ruijven, what was the woman doing?
(a) Feeding animals.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sitting and writing.
(d) Drinking wine.

4. In what way are Catharina and Griet similar at the end of the novel?
(a) They are both happy.
(b) They are both rich.
(c) They are both victims.
(d) They are both angry.

5. What item did Cornelia suggest that Catharina wear?
(a) Combs.
(b) Bracelets.
(c) Rings.
(d) Necklaces.

6. What did Griet always keep hidden?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her feet.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her legs.

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

8. What did Pieter say that he thought would make Griet happy?
(a) He says he wants to move in with her family.
(b) He says he wants her to come to the store more often.
(c) He says he wants to marry her.
(d) He says he wants to spend more time with her.

9. What color is the mantle that Catharina wears?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Gray.
(d) Blue.

10. What body part did Vermeer tell Griet she must bare?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her hands.
(c) Her feet.
(d) Her arms.

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

12. Where did Pieter and Griet first have sex?
(a) Vermeer's studio.
(b) Butcher shop.
(c) Griet's family's home.
(d) Alley.

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

14. What did Vermeer do to show he did not care to defend Griet against Catharina?
(a) He kissed Catharina in front of Griet.
(b) He did not tell Catharina about the pearls.
(c) He made the decision to make Griet leave.
(d) He threw out the portrait of Griet.

15. What scene finalized Vermeer's metaphorical ownership of Griet?
(a) He pushes the earring into her ear.
(b) He finishes the painting.
(c) He sees her hair.
(d) He changes the color of her head dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Pieter the Son show up uninvited, surprising Griet and her family?

2. In what way was Pieter impatient with Griet?

3. How much money does Griet get for the earrings?

4. What did Catharina's attack on the painting ultimately lead to?

5. What item caused Griet to understand that Vermeer did not love her?

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