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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Catharina gave birth after the death of Griet's sister, what did she name her new son?

2. How old was Griet when she moved in with the Vermeers?

3. What did Catharina want Johannes to do for the family to get more money?

4. What was the name of the Vermeers' butcher?

5. When Griet arrived home after the plague, where did her parents sit to meet her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was Vermeer protective of Griet?

2. How did Griet's idea of Vermeer's art differ from Catharina's?

3. What role did competition play in Griet's time at the Vermeer home?

4. What did Vermeer and Griet bond over?

5. Who was Tanneke?

6. What role does the theme of life and death play in Girl with a Pearl Earring?

7. What aspect of Tanneke's personality was Griet moved by?

8. How is helplessness a theme in Girl with a Pearl Earring?

9. How did Griet's arrival at the Vermeer home go?

10. Who was Van Ruijven?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the most important thing to Vermeer? How does the reader know?

Essay Topic 2

What is Griet's first impression of the Vermeers? How does the couple live up to Griet's expectation? How does Griet's first impression differ from the reader's? What are the reasons for these differences?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does Chevalier create and release tension in the reader?

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