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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What side story was meant to highlight the complexity of Griet's move to the Vermeer home?
(a) The death of Griet's sister.
(b) Griet's vanity.
(c) Griet's frequent trips to visit her brother.
(d) The plague's effects on the town.

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

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

4. Griet was raised as a ____________.
(a) Catholic.
(b) Pagan.
(c) Mormon.
(d) Protestant.

5. What is the role of a maid in Griet's world?
(a) To remain unseen.
(b) To remain quiet and work.
(c) To ensure that her employers exercise good judgment.
(d) To become friends to the employers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Griet unable to sleep on her first night in the new home?

2. When was Griet allowed to completely clean the studio?

3. Where did Griet feel most at peace?

4. Who was the only one to speak kindly to Griet after her sister died?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What role did Griet serve as a servant?

2. How did the plague affect Griet?

3. What role does the theme of life and death play in Girl with a Pearl Earring?

4. What did Griet think about the camera obscura?

5. Who was Pieter the Son?

6. Describe Griet's first visit home after she began to work for the Vermeers.

7. What role did competition play in Griet's time at the Vermeer home?

8. What did the splitting of the tile symbolize?

9. What were some of the class differences between Griet and the Vermeers?

10. How did Griet feel after cleaning out the studio?

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