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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Stein's first European residence?
(a) Florence
(b) Paris
(c) Prague
(d) Vienna

2. What is the English translation of "Nullement en danger ne t'inquiete pas?"
(a) That there is no danger, don't worry
(b) She suffers in quiet danger
(c) There is a danger of running out of tuna fish
(d) It is the quiet ones that are dangerous

3. Where did Matisse buy a house?
(a) Montmartre
(b) rue de Fleurus
(c) Provence
(d) Clamart

4. What item was not taken by Stein when visiting a military area?
(a) French matriculation papers
(b) driver's license
(c) passport
(d) bank deposit slip

5. The Steins moved again when Gertrude was three-years-old. To what city did they transfer?
(a) Amsterdam
(b) Lucerne
(c) Venice
(d) Paris

6. Who was the guest of honor at Fernande's banquet?
(a) Ronnebeck
(b) Renoir
(c) Rousseau
(d) Uhde

7. Where did Alice go with Gertrude and her brother?
(a) Padua
(b) Florence
(c) Fiesole
(d) Trieste

8. Who was forced to leave the Stein apartment at the insistence of a spouse?
(a) Mildred
(b) Helene
(c) Fernande
(d) Amelie

9. What European city did Stein take a disliking to upon her first visit?
(a) Munich
(b) Provence
(c) London
(d) Milan

10. Stein claims to dislike the things that are...
(a) dramatic
(b) orange
(c) simple
(d) abnormal

11. Which of these items was not a feature at the Matisse house?
(a) flowers
(b) statues
(c) fountains
(d) greenhouse

12. According to Stein, only Americans and Spaniards can understand what concept?
(a) Surrealism
(b) tesselations
(c) abstraction
(d) Impressionism

13. While in medical school, Gertrude was well-known for...
(a) being disrespectful to professors
(b) cutting class
(c) excelling in anatomy
(d) original scientific work

14. Who taught Gertrude Stein, how to drive?
(a) Alice B. Toklas
(b) John Lane
(c) William Cook
(d) Mrs. Penfold

15. What was the Stein's opinion of Dickens?
(a) she thought he was brilliant
(b) she thought he was frightening
(c) she thought he was without talent
(d) she thought he was overrated

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Gertrude attempt to write a Shakespearean drama?

2. What was the name of Picasso's oldest friend?

3. What kind of vehicle was being sent to Stein and Toklas?

4. Where did the Stein family settle on the West Coast?

5. Gertrude Stein family is described in what book?

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