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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 religion were the Vermeers?

2. What was the name of the girl who followed Griet to the canal to fetch water?

3. Griet's attic room was above __________.

4. Who broke Griet's favorite tile?

5. Who was the only one to speak kindly to Griet after her sister died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Vermeer and Griet bond over?

2. What did Vermeer and Catharina often fight about?

3. Who was Cornelia Vermeer?

4. Why did Griet's mother encourage her to accept Pieter's advances?

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

6. What did the splitting of the tile symbolize?

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

8. What connection did Griet and Vermeer have immediately?

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

10. How did the plague affect Griet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the victims in Girl with a Pearl Earring? How might both Griet and Catharina fit into this role?

Essay Topic 2

What are the main differences between Griet's family's home and the Vermeers' home? What are the main differences between the members of the two families?

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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