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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. With whom did Tanneke share a room?
(a) The children.
(b) Griet.
(c) Catharina.
(d) The nurse.

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

3. What was the butcher's daughter doing in Vermeer's new painting?
(a) Cutting meat.
(b) Packaging meat.
(c) Pouring water into a basin.
(d) Cleaning up blood.

4. How did the pregnant woman react to her husband's attention spent on Griet?
(a) She is annoyed.
(b) She seems relieved.
(c) She notices but ignores it.
(d) She does not seem to notice.

5. In what month did Catharina send Griet to the apothecary for supplies for the sick boys?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main reason Griet's mother wanted Griet to marry Pieter?

2. Whom did Tanneke jump in front of when Catharina was being hit?

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

4. Where did Frans go to start an apprenticeship?

5. What did Catharina break that once belonged to van Leeuwenhoek?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Vermeer and Pieter represent to Griet?

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

3. What did Griet think about the camera obscura?

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

5. How did the plague affect Griet?

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

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

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

9. What kind of pressure was Vermeer under?

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

(see the answer keys)

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