Girl With a Pearl Earring Quizzes

Girl With a Pearl Earring Quiz 1

1 In what city does the novel take place?
Paris

Amsterdam

Brussels

Delft
2 In what year does the novel open?
1500

1820

1685

1664
3 Who is included in the visitors who arrive in the first chapter?
Vermeer and his wife

Vermeer and the maid Tanneke

Vermeer, his wife, and their five children

Vermeer and his mother-in-law
4 What is Griet doing when the visitors arrive?
Chopping vegetables

Writing a letter

Rocking a baby

Baking bread
5 What colour is Catharina's hair?
Grey

Black

Blonde

Red
6 Which of the following does Griet immediately notice about Catharina?
She speaks with a lisp

She walks with a limp

She is short-sighted

She is pregnant
7 What colour are Vermeer's eyes described as being?
Hazel

Grey

Bright blue

Black
8 What does Vermeer notice about the way Griet has arranged the vegetables?
She has worked meticulously to make the slices as small as possible

They are arranged so that the colours form a pleasing pattern

She has cut herself and a few drops of blood are visible on the vegetables

They are scattered haphazardly
9 What relationship will Griet have with the couple who have visited?
She will be adopted as their daughter

She will be hired to tutor their children

She will work for them as a maid

She will be groomed to marry their son
10 What startling fact does Griet realize when she learns where the couple live?
They are Catholic

They are actually quite poor

They are foreigners

They are members of the royal family
11 What is the occupation of Griet's father?
Tile painter

Blacksmith

Butcher

Carpenter
12 What prevents Griet's father from working?
He is crippled after falling off of a horse

He lost a hand in a fight

He has gone deaf due to old age

He was blinded in an accident
13 What is the specific task for which Griet has been hired, in addition to general household service?
Cooking pastry for the family

Teaching the daughters to dance

Helping Catharina learn to read

Cleaning Vermeer's studio
14 What is the name of Griet's sister?
Agnes

Maria

Cornelia

Francesca
15 What is the special item Griet's mother gives her to take with her?
A small golden cross

A tortoiseshell comb

A diamond bracelet

A set of pearl earrings
16 What is the challenge Griet will face when cleaning Vermeer's studio?
Not fainting due to the intense smell of the chemicals

Working in extremely hot temperatures

Working in complete darkness

Replacing objects so that it is impossible to see they have been moved
17 What is the name of the guild that employs both Vermeer and Griet's father?
The Guild of St Francis

The Guild of St Luke

The Guild of Painters

The Guild of Delft
18 What item does Griet's father give her to remind her of home?
A scrap of cloth from the curtains

A tile depicting a boy and a girl

A sketch of the interior of the house

A portrait of her sister
19 What is the distance between the home of Griet's family and the Vermeer house?
In a city about a day's journey away

About ten minutes walk

About two hours walk

Next door
20 How many children are in the Vermeer family when Griet arrives?
Eleven

Five

Two

Seven
21 What is the name of the daughter who immediately strikes Griet as unruly?
Agnes

Maria

Aleydis

Cornelia
22 What is the name of the servant already in the Vermeer household?
Maria

Tanneke

Catharina

Agnes
23 What is the first thing that strikes Griet about the inside of the house?
It is bright and airy

It is filled with paintings

It is populated by many cats and dogs

It is filthy and neglected
24 What is the nickname that Griet gives to the room dominated by a large religious painting?
the Nativity Room

the Pentecost Room

The Ascension Room

the Crucifixition Room
25 Where is Griet assigned to sleep when she first arrives?
A small shed behind the house

The cellar

The Attic

A room she shares with Tanneke

To what extent do you agree with the write he brings the character to life the girl in the pearl earring

I'm sorry, you have not provided the extract in question. Please include all information in your posts.

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Question 4 griet

I don't know what chapter you are referring to.

Asked by Wiiff D #1319285

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WHAT ARE 4 THINGS ABOUT THE NARRATOR IN THE EXTRACT IN THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARINGS BEGINIGN MY MOTHER DID NOT TELL ME THEY WERE COMING LINES 1-6

I'm not sure where the extract you are referring to end, but from the text:

My mother did not tell me they were coming. Afterwards she said she did not want me to appear nervous. I was surprised (1), for I thought she knew me well. (2) Strangers...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 8/2/2023 5:51 PM

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Girl With a Pearl Earring

by Tracy Chevalier

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