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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. Where did Griet feel most at peace?
(a) The studio.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The river.
(d) The cellar.

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

3. Where did Frans go to start an apprenticeship?
(a) Art studio.
(b) Castle.
(c) Tile factory.
(d) Military.

4. What color did Vermeer say the clouds were when the clouds worked together?
(a) Gray.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

5. How many butchers were there in Market Square?
(a) 32.
(b) 12.
(c) 1.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food did Vermeer and Griet bond over initially?

2. What is the role of a maid in Griet's world?

3. How many days did it take to prepare the celebration feast for the new baby?

4. What did Griet do with her wages after her first week?

5. What room was Griet to be in charge of cleaning without appearing to have moved anything?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Pieter the Son?

2. How did the plague affect Griet?

3. How is helplessness a theme in Girl with a Pearl Earring?

4. Who was Pieter, the butcher?

5. Why did Maria agree to keep Griet's involvement in Vermeer's paintings a secret?

6. What family problems did Griet experience at her family's home?

7. What did Vermeer and Griet bond over?

8. How did Griet feel caught between two men?

9. Who was Tanneke?

10. What was Griet's first impression of the Vermeer family?

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