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Quiz about The Girl With A Pearl Earringby Tracy Chevalier

"The Girl With A Pearl Earring"by Tracy Chevalier Quiz

This quiz is about the book "The Girl With A Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier Warning - May include spoilers

A multiple-choice quiz by delainey. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
delainey

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,248

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
594

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What year does the book start in? Hint

1665

1667

1664

1663

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is the girl narrating the story? Hint

Griet

Cornelia

Agnes

Catharina

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the young man interested in Griet? Hint

Johannes the son

Lars the son

Pieter the son

Jans the son

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Question 4 of 10

4. How old is Griet in the beginning of the story? Hint

15 years old

18 years old

17 years old

16 years old

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Question 5 of 10

5. What artist's house is she employed in? Hint

Vermeer

Reubens

Rembrandt

Van Dyke

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is Griet doing when she first meets her employer? Hint

Washing dishes

Sweeping the floor

Chopping vegetables

Washing windows

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is the first person to die that is very close to Griet? Hint

Her brother

Her mother

Her father

Her sister

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of Griet's mistress's mother's name?

Answer: (Two Words/first and last name 5 letters in each)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is Frans? Hint

Griet's childhood friend

Griet's brother

Griet's uncle

Griet's father

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who breaks Griet's tile? Hint

Tanneke

Cornelia

Lisbeth

Maertge

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year does the book start in?

Answer: 1664

In bold numbers on the page before the story begins is "1664".

2. Who is the girl narrating the story?

Answer: Griet

Griet goes to work as a maid when her father is blinded in a kiln accident. She is The Girl with a Pearl Earring.

3. Who is the young man interested in Griet?

Answer: Pieter the son

Pieter is the son of the butcher, Griet sees him often when she has to go to the market to buy the meat for her mistress's family.

4. How old is Griet in the beginning of the story?

Answer: 16 years old

She 16 years old, the oldest of 3 children.

5. What artist's house is she employed in?

Answer: Vermeer

She was hired by Vermeer's wife to help with laundry, cooking and shopping.

6. What is Griet doing when she first meets her employer?

Answer: Chopping vegetables

She attracts Vermeer's attention when chopping vegetables because she has them separated by color. He often asks her opinion about his paintings, she eventually becomes his assistant and poses for him.

7. Who is the first person to die that is very close to Griet?

Answer: Her sister

Her sister Agnes dies after a quarantine is placed in her part of town.

8. What is the name of Griet's mistress's mother's name?

Answer: Maria Thins

Maria Thins is the mother of Catharina, Griet's mistress. She is always very interested in Vermeer's paintings and keeps an eye on the goings on of the household.

9. Who is Frans?

Answer: Griet's brother

Frans is Griet's younger brother, he works as an apprentice tile maker. He eventually leaves the factory and goes to Rotterdam.

10. Who breaks Griet's tile?

Answer: Cornelia

Cornelia breaks Griet's treasured tile, because of her jealousy and for spite. In real life Vermeer fathered 11 children with his wife Catharina.

Source: Author delainey

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