5 Comments:
- The woman that came to the house was pregnant.
- Griet's father had lost his eye sight because his kiln exploded.
- The father could tell that the man was good, based on his paintings.
- Griet has still not seen the man of the house.
- She went to her family's butcher at first.
4 Questions:
- Why does the mistress treat her so badly and making her sleep in the dark basement?
- Was she going to start buying the meat from her family's butcher?
- Why did Griet hide when the father came out of the house?
- Why did Griet's father only smile when she mentioned light?
3 Words:
- Flagon(pg. 3): a large bottle for wine
- Stuivers(pg. 9): a former nickel coin of the Netherlands
- Chemises(pg. 24): a woman's loose-fitting
2 Literary Terms:
- Simile(pg. 3): "A woman's bright as polished brass, and a man's low and dark like he wood of the table"
- Motif(pg. 3): Pearls
1 Sentence Summary:
- Griet gets to know this new rich family, in which she is the new maid, order to help make money for her family.
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