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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alice know if she has met a genius?
(a) Her nose itches
(b) She hears a bell ring
(c) Her toes tingle
(d) Her heart stops for a beat

2. What was the name of Matisse's first large composition?
(a) Mademoiselle Stein
(b) Fauvre
(c) Bonheur de Vivre
(d) Alicia

3. What was the price of Alice's lessons?
(a) free
(b) $1.00 per day
(c) $.75 per lesson
(d) $.50 per hour

4. How old was Picasso when he painted the portrait of Gertrude Stein?
(a) 26
(b) 19
(c) 35
(d) 24

5. Alice's relative raised a regiment for whom?
(a) Mussolini
(b) Hitler
(c) Napoleon
(d) Hannibal

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the career choice of Matisse before he discovered painting?

2. What was the name of Alice's favorite book?

3. What item did Picasso withhold from his wife?

4. What was the name of the confectioner who made honey cakes and nut candies?

5. What military position did Alice's great-great-uncle hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Stein respond when Mrs. Bishop asked the writer to prompt the French government to create a Pondichery?

2. Describe Gertrude Stein's afternoon ritual.

3. How does Gertrude Stein discover the works of Cézanne?

4. How had Matisse's life changed since he arrived in Paris?

5. Why was Helene surprised when she returned to the Stein apartment after her son had died?

6. Among the people discussed with Fernande is Germaine Pichot. What is unusual about the wife of the Spanish painter?

7. What newspapers did Stein regularly read and why?

8. Why did they Toklas say that war was not weighing heavily on people's minds in London?

9. What was the initial purpose for Stein and Toklas to go to London?

10. Why did Stein decide to write Toklas' autobiography?

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