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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. Griet suspected that Catharina believed which of the following about her marriage?
(a) It is alive only because of her mother's strength.
(b) It is holding on by a thin thread.
(c) It is alive only through Vermeer's passion.
(d) It is strong.

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

3. What caused Griet to stop missing Vermeer painfully?
(a) Her marriage to Pieter.
(b) Her new home.
(c) The birth of her second son.
(d) The birth of her first son.

4. What was the most important thing to Vermeer?
(a) Nature.
(b) Art.
(c) Family.
(d) Love.

5. Who wrestled Catharina to the ground?
(a) Tanneke.
(b) Vermeer.
(c) Maria.
(d) Griet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the final chapter of the novel?

2. Which item was symbolic of Griet's fear of sexuality?

3. What kind of paintings did Griet's family say Vermeer paints?

4. What was Catharina's reaction to seeing the finished painting?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the purpose of the final chapter of the novel?

5. What advice did Leeuwenhoek give to Griet?

6. Did Pieter understand Griet?

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

8. What was most important to Vermeer?

9. Why did Vermeer decide to paint Griet?

10. Why did Catharina seem to fear Griet?

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