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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. For what was Cornelia punished?
(a) Hiding.
(b) Hitting Griet.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Talking back to her mother.

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

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

4. Who began to distrust Griet with the jewelry box?
(a) Catharina.
(b) Pieter.
(c) Vermeer.
(d) Maria.

5. Where did Pieter the Son show up uninvited, surprising Griet and her family?
(a) The market.
(b) Church.
(c) The Vermeer home.
(d) The river.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way was Pieter impatient with Griet?

2. What did Griet determine was missing from her portrait?

3. What did Griet always keep hidden?

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

5. What color is the mantle that Catharina wears?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Griet's hair symbolize?

2. How did Pieter become impatient with Griet?

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

4. Why did Griet keep her hair hidden?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Vermeer decide to paint Griet?

10. Did Pieter understand Griet?

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