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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity did Matisse perform every afternoon?
(a) drinking wine by the Lake
(b) walking the family's dogs
(c) taking a nap in the sun
(d) sketching in the nude

2. What maneuver in driving was difficult for Gertrude?
(a) three-point turn
(b) backing up
(c) driving in snow
(d) parallel parking

3. How did Stein and Toklas have to confirm their identity when picking up the money?
(a) by taking a polygraph test
(b) by producing letters of recommendation
(c) by being weighed and measured
(d) by submitting passports

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

5. What was the main problem with publishing "The Making of Americans?"
(a) subject matter
(b) length
(c) timeliness
(d) required editing

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sent money to Stein and Toklas in London?

2. Which of these things was not part of Gertrude's childhood memory in California?

3. The German ship, Fangturm, sold what items to the Mediterranean ports?

4. The Steins moved again when Gertrude was three-years-old. To what city did they transfer?

5. What was the occupation of the couple's military godson?

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