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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 tell about Cornelia's plotting and scheming?

2. Who would be in the portrait with Griet for van Ruijven?

3. What did Griet always keep hidden?

4. Who began to distrust Griet with the jewelry box?

5. In what way was Pieter impatient with Griet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the final chapter of the novel?

2. What happened when Pieter met Griet's family at church?

3. Why did Griet have sex with Pieter in the alley?

4. How did rumors of Griet appearing in one of Vermeer's paintings affect her relationships?

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

6. How did Vermeer treat Griet differently after he saw her hair?

7. Why did Griet keep her hair hidden?

8. Why did Catharina seem to fear Griet?

9. What was most important to Vermeer?

10. Why did Vermeer decide to paint Griet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does dissatisfaction play in the lives of the main characters in the novel? How and why is Griet dissatisfied? How does she show this?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

At what point does the novel experience a climax? How does Chevalier build up to the climax of the novel?

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