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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. How did Griet's mother want Griet to respond to the butcher's son?
(a) To pretend that she does not understand his advances.
(b) To encourage him to marry her right away.
(c) To ignore his attention.
(d) To welcome his attention.

2. Who was Griet's younger sister?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Amberly.

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

4. If Griet were to choose Pieter the Son, what kind of life would she be choosing?
(a) Stable domestic life.
(b) Nomadic life.
(c) Life of vanity and beauty.
(d) Poverty.

5. From what perspective is the story told?
(a) First person, past tense.
(b) First person, present tense.
(c) Third person, past tense.
(d) Third person, present tense.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Griet's younger sister when Griet left?

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

3. What was the name of the Vermeers' butcher?

4. What was the name of the grandmother in the household?

5. Griet thinks that her own best feature is __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Vermeer and Catharina often fight about?

2. Who was Van Ruijven?

3. What role does the theme of life and death play in Girl with a Pearl Earring?

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

5. How did Griet feel caught between two men?

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

7. Was Vermeer protective of Griet?

8. How did the plague affect Griet?

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

10. Who was Pieter the Son?

(see the answer keys)

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