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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. Why couldn't Griet confide her fears in Frans?
(a) He has taken an apprenticeship far away.
(b) He is no longer speaking to Griet.
(c) He has run off to the sea.
(d) He has moved away.

2. Who told Griet that Vermeer only saw the world as he wanted it to be?
(a) Maria.
(b) Van Leeuwenhoek.
(c) Tanneke.
(d) Catharina.

3. What scene finalized Vermeer's metaphorical ownership of Griet?
(a) He pushes the earring into her ear.
(b) He changes the color of her head dress.
(c) He finishes the painting.
(d) He sees her hair.

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

5. How much do the Vermeers owe Pieter?
(a) 20 guilders.
(b) 10 guilders.
(c) 25 guilders.
(d) 15 guilders.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Vermeer asked Griet to bring Catharina a glass of wine, what was she wearing?

2. Who placed the pearl earring into Griet's ear?

3. With what did Catharina attempt to attack the painting?

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

5. Who told Griet that there was something dangerous in Vermeer's paintings?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Did Pieter understand Griet?

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

4. How did Catharina react to the finished portrait?

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

6. Does Griet love Pieter?

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

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

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

10. Why was Catharina suddenly wary of locking Griet in the studio with her jewelry?

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