Girl With a Pearl Earring 1664 - part 1

In what city does the novel take place?

• Amsterdam

• Brussels

• Delft

• Rotterdam

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CCSS.RL.8.9

In what year does the novel open?

• 1665

• 1764

• 1664

• 1812

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who is included in the visitors who arrive in the first chapter?

• Vermeer and his wife

• Vermeer and his mother-in-law

• Vermeer, his wife, and his five children

• Vermeer and the Maid, Tanneke

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is Griet doing when the visitors arrive?

• WRITING A LETTER

• ROCKING A BABY

• CHOPPING VEGETABLES

• BAKING BREAD

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

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CCSS.RL.6.9

What colour is Catharina's hair?

• BLONDE

• RED

• GREY

• BLACK

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following does Griet immediately notice about Catharina?

• SHE IS PREGNANT

• SHE WALKS WITH A LIMP

• SHE IS SHORT-SIGHTED

• SHE SPEAKS WITH A LISP

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

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CCSS.RL.6.9

What colour are Vermeer's eyes described as being?

• BRIGHT BLUE

• HAZEL

• BLACK

• GREY

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does Vermeer notice about the way Griet has arranged the vegetables?

• SHE HAS WORKED METICULOUSLY TO MAKE THE SLICES AS SMALL AS POSSIBLE

• SHE HAS CUT HERSELF AND A FEW DROPS OF BLOOD ARE VISIBLE ON THE VEGETABLES

• THEY ARE ARRANGED SO THAT THE COLOURS FORM A PLEASING PATTERN

• THEY ARE SCATTERED HAPHAZARDLY

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CCSS.RL.5.7

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What relationship will Griet have with the couple who have visited?

• SHE WILL WORK FOR THEM AS A MAID

• SHE WILL BE HIRED TO TUTOR THEIR CHILDREN

• SHE WILL BE GROOMED TO MARRY THEIR SON

• SHE WILL BE ADOPTED AS THEIR DAUGHTER

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What startling fact does Griet realize when she learns where the couple live?

• THEY ARE FOREIGNERS

• THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY

• THEY ARE CATHOLIC

• THEY ARE ACTUALLY QUITE POOR

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