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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. At first, Vermeer told Griet the clouds were ____________.
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) A combination of many colors.

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

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

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

5. If Griet were to choose Pieter the Son, what would she lose?
(a) Family.
(b) Domesticity.
(c) Stability.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Cornelia most resemble?

2. What chore did Griet look forward to most?

3. How did Griet overstep her boundaries with Vermeer?

4. How did Griet's family react to the death of the youngest daughter?

5. The plague had been found near the __________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of pressure was Vermeer under?

3. How did Griet's arrival at the Vermeer home go?

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

5. What role did Griet serve as a servant?

6. Was Vermeer protective of Griet?

7. Who was Van Ruijven?

8. What did Griet think about the camera obscura?

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

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

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