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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 placed the pearl earring into Griet's ear?
(a) Catharina.
(b) Griet.
(c) Maria.
(d) Vermeer.

2. Who created a compromise for Catharina to trust that her jewelry box is safe?
(a) Griet.
(b) Vermeer.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Maria.

3. What color is the mantle that Catharina wears?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Gray.

4. Who secretly handed Griet the pearl earrings?
(a) Maria.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Vermeer.
(d) Catharina.

5. What did Vermeer leave to Griet in his will?
(a) The Vermeer home.
(b) Her portrait.
(c) His painting studio.
(d) Catharina's pearl earrings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the color of one of the pieces of fabric Vermeer gave Griet to cover her hair in?

2. What did Griet smell like when her parents become suspicious?

3. Why couldn't Griet confide her fears in Frans?

4. When did Vermeer convert to his current religion?

5. What is the name of the child who recognizes Griet from the painting?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Griet visits the Vermeers ten years later, in what condition is the family?

2. Did Pieter understand Griet?

3. How did Catharina react to the finished portrait?

4. What advice did Leeuwenhoek give to Griet?

5. Why was it hard for Vermeer to paint Griet?

6. How did rumors of Griet appearing in one of Vermeer's paintings affect her relationships?

7. What does Griet's hair symbolize?

8. How do the pearls show that Vermeer did not care about Griet?

9. What is the significance behind the names of Griet's children?

10. What does Vermeer's will say about Griet?

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