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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 family respond to Pieter's surprising them?
(a) They do not notice him.
(b) They are embarrassed.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are welcoming.

2. At the end of the novel, how long has it been since Griet ran away?
(a) Five years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) One year.

3. What was Catharina's reaction to seeing the finished painting?
(a) She is sad.
(b) She is enraged.
(c) She is embarrassed.
(d) She is happy.

4. Whom did Van Ruijven impregnate?
(a) His maid.
(b) Catharina.
(c) His wife's sister.
(d) The butcher's wife.

5. When Vermeer worked on Griet's portrait, how many others was he also working on?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event was Vermeer emotionally torn about?

2. Where did Pieter and Griet first have sex?

3. Who wrestled Catharina to the ground?

4. What single act appeared to change Griet the most?

5. Who would be in the portrait with Griet for van Ruijven?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Griet feel after Vermeer saw her hair?

2. How did Pieter become impatient with Griet?

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

4. Was Griet's mother a hypocrite for standing up to the paintings but not to selling out her daughter to marriage?

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

6. How did Vermeer and Griet feel when the portrait was complete?

7. Why did Vermeer decide to paint Griet?

8. What was most important to Vermeer?

9. Why did Griet have sex with Pieter in the alley?

10. What foreshadowing was evident when the portrait was finished?

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