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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. Whom did Griet stand in for as a model?

2. Why did Griet believe that the backlash from Catharina was not as intense as it should be?

3. At what point did Griet know that Vermeer only saw her as being of artistic value?

4. How much money does Griet get for the earrings?

5. What did Griet use to numb her ear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Griet keep her hair hidden?

3. What does Griet's hair symbolize?

4. Why did Vermeer decide to paint Griet?

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

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

7. Was Griet's mother a hypocrite for standing up to the paintings but not to selling out her daughter to marriage?

8. What conflict did Vermeer's religion create for Griet's family?

9. What foreshadowing was evident when the portrait was finished?

10. How did Catharina react to the finished portrait?

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

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

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

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