GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

Where did the novel take place?

• Gouda, Holland

• Delft, Holland

• Leiden, Holland

• Drenthe, Holland

Answer explanation

How old was Frans at the beginning of the book?

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14

What's the name of the Griet's younger sister who dies?

• Therese

• Mildred

• Agnes

• Catharina

Which of the following statement is false about Griet?

• She is the main character of this novel, and she begins her journey with the house as a maid at 14 years old.

• She falls in love with Johannes Vermeer, but instead goes off to a life with Pieter, the butcher's son.

• She is painted towards the end of the book, just as she was, wearing pearl earrings.

• She is the main character of this novel, and she begins her journey with the house as a maid at 16 years old.

Which of the following statements are true about Griet's father?

• He was a tile painter, but his kiln blew up and now he is blind.

• He always asks Griet to describe paintings to him and gets mad easily.

• He was a peasant, but his livestock died because of an infectious disease spread all over Delft.

• He can tell when Griet is lying, but is always there for Griet. He prepares fish stew as a nice meal for Pieter.

Which of the following statements are false about Griet's younger sister?

• Griet's younger sister who was left alone to complete the leftover housework, and later died from illnesses with quarantine was placed on her house.

• Griet's younger sister who was helping her father to paint a tile, and later died from an explosion happened on its kiln.

• Griet's younger sister who was married to a priest, and later died from illnesses with quarantine was placed on her house.

Which of the following statements is false about Frans?

• He was the oldest of the three Griet's siblings.

• He went off to a tile-making apprenticeship, but didn't like it.

• He is stuck in a factory now and never comes to visit Griet.

• He's the youngest of the 3 siblings who went off to a tile-making apprenticeship and enjoyed it. He always came to visit Griet.

Which of the following statements are false about Johannes Vermeer?

• He is married to Agnes and sells most of his painting to van Ruijven.

• He is married to Catharina. He sells most of his paintings to van Ruijven.

• He died due to all of the stress of debt and running his dead mother's company.

• He is a baroque painter of the Vermeer household who likes Griet.

Which of the following statements is false?

• Van Ruijventhe main buyer of Vermeer's paintings.

• Van Ruijventhe tries to get with Griet, but never could.

• Van Ruijventhe betrays Vermeer and does not pay a fair price for the paintings.

• Van Ruijventhe died in 1675.

Which of the following statements is false?

• Van Ruijventhe main buyer of Vermeer's paintings.

• Van Ruijventhe tries to get with Griet, but never could.

• Van Ruijventhe betrays Vermeer and does not pay a fair price for the paintings.

• Van Ruijventhe died in 1675.