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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. Which item was symbolic of Griet's fear of sexuality?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Vermeer's paintings.
(c) Her skirts.
(d) Her hair.

2. What did Griet always keep hidden?
(a) Her feet.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her legs.

3. In what way are Catharina and Griet similar at the end of the novel?
(a) They are both victims.
(b) They are both angry.
(c) They are both rich.
(d) They are both happy.

4. Whom did Griet tell about Cornelia's plotting and scheming?
(a) Vermeer.
(b) Catharina.
(c) Maria.
(d) Tanneke.

5. What body part did Vermeer tell Griet she must bare?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her feet.
(d) Her arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who began to distrust Griet with the jewelry box?

2. What item did Cornelia suggest that Catharina wear?

3. What was the color of the second piece of fabric for Griet's hair?

4. What did Cornelia take from Griet's chest?

5. When the portrait was finished, how did Griet and Vermeer both feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Vermeer decide to paint Griet?

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

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

4. Why did Vermeer want to see the portrait of Griet one last time?

5. Why did Vermeer seem extremely protective of Griet in Van Ruijven's presence?

6. Why did Catharina seem to fear Griet?

7. What happened when Pieter met Griet's family at church?

8. What was most important to Vermeer?

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

10. How did Vermeer treat Griet differently after he saw her hair?

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