Girl With a Pearl Earring - Chapter 1

Who was surprised by the arrival of the visitors?

• The mother

• The narrator

• The father

• The brother

The narrator was chopping (a)   when she heard voices outside.

Match the following descriptions with the characters: Bright as polished brass - A) Woman's voice Low and dark - B) Man's voice Tall and had to duck - C) Woman.

• Low and dark

• Woman's voice

• Bright as polished brass

• Woman

• Tall and had to duck

• Man's voice

The woman had to duck her head because she was so _______.

• short

• tall

• small

• big

The narrator's mother appeared in the doorway with her eyes showing two (a)   .

The woman’s eyes were two light brown _______.

• buttons

• marbles

• stones

• coins

The woman’s cap was askew so that tiny blond (a)   escaped.

The woman’s collar needed (a)   and was not as crisp as it could be.

The woman’s gray mantle caught the handle of the _______ the narrator had been using.

• spoon

• knife

• fork

• ladle

The woman’s eyes were a color the narrator had rarely seen coupled with _______ hair.

• black

• brown

• blond

• red