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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. What food did Vermeer and Griet bond over initially?

2. Who punched Griet in the stomach?

3. How did Griet perceive her own vanity?

4. What side story was meant to highlight the complexity of Griet's move to the Vermeer home?

5. What was Griet able to tell about the visitors just from the timbre of their voices?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were some of the class differences between Griet and the Vermeers?

3. What role did Griet serve as a servant?

4. How did Griet feel after cleaning out the studio?

5. Who was Pieter the Son?

6. Why did Maria agree to keep Griet's involvement in Vermeer's paintings a secret?

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

8. Who was Tanneke?

9. What did Vermeer and Griet bond over?

10. What did Vermeer and Catharina often fight about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Griet decide to stand up for Vermeer's paintings against her family? Is she right to do so?

Essay Topic 2

What role does the value of art play in Girl with a Pearl Earring? Which characters value art? How can the reader tell?

Essay Topic 3

How does Griet break free from her family? Does she want to break free from her family? What event or action is most symbolic of Griet's separation from her family?

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