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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paintings 71-124.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1951 Wyeth had an eight-hour operation on his _______________.
(a) Leg.
(b) Brain.
(c) Lung.
(d) Heart.

2. Why did Wyeth give the 1975 painting, "The Kass," to Dr. Margaret Handy?
(a) For a hospital fundraiser.
(b) As a birthday gift.
(c) In exchange for medical exams of his son.
(d) To establish an art museum.

3. What did Wyeth do with the 1967 painting, "Room After Room", featuring Christina Olson.
(a) He donated it to the Smithsonian.
(b) He and his wife kept it.
(c) He burned it.
(d) He gave it to Christina.

4. Why did Wyeth have to postpone the sittings with his subject in the 1981 painting, "Thin as Vanity"?
(a) She had epileptic fits.
(b) She went on a sabbatical.
(c) She had a quarrel with him.
(d) She lost interest.

5. Years after the painting of 1933 was completed, Wyeth sold it to buy __________________.
(a) Airline tickets.
(b) A house.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A studio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Andrew Wyeth grow up?

2. Wyeth found pencil drawing to be very ________________.

3. Who did Wyeth know who was buried in the cemetery where the grave digger was doing his work?

4. How long did it take the author to get to know Andrew Wyeth as an artist?

5. What was featured in the 1985 painting, "Ring Road"?

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