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

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

3. What room was Griet to be in charge of cleaning without appearing to have moved anything?
(a) Children's room.
(b) Vermeer's studio.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Bathroom.

4. How old was Griet's younger sister when Griet left?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

5. How did Griet overstep her boundaries with Vermeer?
(a) She asked him to paint her portrait.
(b) She questioned him.
(c) She moved an important item.
(d) She looked at his paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Griet's first chore at her new home?

2. Who or what was on the tile that Griet's father gave her?

3. How did Griet perceive her own vanity?

4. What color did Vermeer say the clouds were when the clouds worked together?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Vermeer and Pieter represent to Griet?

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

3. Who was Pieter, the butcher?

4. Who was Tanneke?

5. What did Vermeer and Griet bond over?

6. What did the splitting of the tile symbolize?

7. What role did Griet serve as a servant?

8. Who was Van Ruijven?

9. How did Griet's idea of Vermeer's art differ from Catharina's?

10. Why did Griet need to keep her involvement with Vermeer's paintings a secret?

(see the answer keys)

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