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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. If Griet were to choose Pieter the Son, what would she lose?

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

3. What job did Griet's father do?

4. From Griet's perspective, Catholicism allowed for ___________________.

5. How many days did it take to prepare the celebration feast for the new baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Griet's first impression of the Vermeer family?

2. Describe Griet's first visit home after she began to work for the Vermeers.

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

4. How did Griet feel caught between two men?

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

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

7. Who was Cornelia Vermeer?

8. Who was Pieter the Son?

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

10. Who was Tanneke?

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

How does the Vermeer family background affect Griet? How does the background of the family influence Griet to behave in certain ways?

Essay Topic 3

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

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