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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wyeth completed the "Lobster Traps" painting in what was called his _______________ period.
(a) Blue sky.
(b) Yellow sol.
(c) Temperamental.
(d) Purple bruise.

2. Where did Andrew Wyeth grow up?
(a) Princeton, New Jersey.
(b) Bennington, Vermont.
(c) Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
(d) Portland, Maine.

3. "Toll Rope" in 1951 shows the inside of a _______________.
(a) Museum.
(b) Bar.
(c) Church.
(d) School room.

4. For how long had Wyeth been painting at the time this book was written?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 62 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 33 years.

5. Wyeth found pencil drawing to be very ________________.
(a) Emotional.
(b) Limiting.
(c) Pedantic.
(d) Rudimentary.

6. Who was the grave digger in the painting?
(a) Wade Masterson.
(b) Waino Mattson.
(c) Walter Morgan.
(d) William Myers.

7. What did the author say about how Wyeth felt about his art?
(a) He thought it as passable.
(b) He struggled with it.
(c) He reveled in it.
(d) He hated it.

8. What did Wyeth enjoy in "Toll Rope"?
(a) The clean glasses.
(b) The lobster pots.
(c) The belfry.
(d) The worn boots.

9. The painting, "Lobster Traps" was completed when Wyeth was what age?
(a) 45.
(b) 20.
(c) 56.
(d) 30.

10. Who is the author of ANDREW WYETH: AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
(a) Thomas Hoving.
(b) Thomas Henry.
(c) Thomas Moore.
(d) Thomas Harrison.

11. "Pennsylvania Landscape", painted in 1942, was Wyeth's attempt to show ______________________.
(a) Bucolic country life.
(b) The ravages of winter.
(c) All of Pennsylvania in one picture.
(d) Boys at play.

12. In the painting, "James Loper," Loper holds a horse harness belt and a _______________.
(a) Shovel.
(b) Blanket.
(c) Lantern.
(d) Scythe.

13. Where was the place in "Toll Rope" located?
(a) Wehrly's Corner, Pennsylvania.
(b) Wylie's Corner, Maine.
(c) Watson's Bluff, Maine.
(d) Grissom's Creek, Maine.

14. Who did Wyeth know who was buried in the cemetery where the grave digger was doing his work?
(a) His wife.
(b) His son.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother-in-law.

15. What does "Spring Beauty" signify for Wyeth's work?
(a) He incorporated people into his paintings.
(b) He moves closer to realism.
(c) He worked on the same vista in each season.
(d) He began to use watercolors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Wyeth receive for the painting in 1933?

2. What did the cooling shed in the painting, "Cooling Shed," remind Wyeth of?

3. The grave digger in the painting in #44 lived in which state?

4. What did Wyeth think about "Winter Corn" in 1948?

5. In 1942, Wyeth painted "Winter Corn Field" which showcased his _____________________.

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