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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 was the owner of Vermeer's painting of the lady at the window?
(a) Van Burne.
(b) Van Ruijven.
(c) Van Amberson.
(d) Van Andelyn.

2. Who or what was on the tile that Griet's father gave her?
(a) A store.
(b) A home.
(c) An empty field.
(d) A boy and a girl.

3. What was the name of the Vermeers' butcher?
(a) Pieter.
(b) Geoff.
(c) Petroff.
(d) Markeine.

4. At Griet's family's home, what was the usual dinner?
(a) Bread.
(b) Pork.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Rice.

5. Who was the only one to speak kindly to Griet after her sister died?
(a) Tanneke.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Catharina.
(d) Maria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Griet began to obsess about the plague?

2. With whom did Tanneke share a room?

3. Griet's attic room was above __________.

4. When Pieter the Son came to visit Griet, whom did she feel watching them?

5. When Griet saw herself in Vermeer's mirror, what did she think of herself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What aspect of Tanneke's personality was Griet moved by?

3. Who was Pieter, the butcher?

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

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

6. What did Griet think about the camera obscura?

7. Why did Griet's mother encourage her to accept Pieter's advances?

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

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

10. Who was Pieter the Son?

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