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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas | Quiz

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1)

Where was Gertrude's brother living when he learned about Cézanne? (from Chapter 3)

Paris
Baltimore
London
Florence
2)

Which of these things was not used to describe Stein's work? (from Chapter 7)

intellectualism
curiousness
exactitude
musicality
3)

What was the name of one of the top two large spring salons? (from Chapter 3)

Champ-de-Mars
Tuilleries
Musee de Montmartre
Place de la Concord
4)

The Matisse apartment had a beautiful view of what Paris landmark? (from Chapter 3)

Ile de la Cité
The Louvre
The Arc de Triomphe
Notre Dame
5)

What activity did Stein partake in every afternoon? (from Chapter 3)

drinking tea with friends
playing with the dog
walking around Paris
writing poetry
6)

What publication published Gertrude's paper? (from Chapter 4)

Journal of Medicine
Harvard Psychological Review
Christian Science Monitor
New York Times
7)

Who was born the day after Stein? (from Chapter 7)

a litter of Polybe's puppies
Juan Gris
Ernest Hemingway
Picasso's son
8)

What is one thing that Stein does not do when reading someone else's work? (from Chapter 7)

give criticism
analyze characters
correct it
finish the story
9)

Gertrude had no talent for what art form? (from Chapter 4)

singing
music
dancing
drawing
10)

How old was Matisse when he received the first large offer from the spring salon? (from Chapter 3)

31
27
35
42
11)

What was John Lane's favorite food in Provence? (from Chapter 6)

foie gras
escargot
peaches
figs
12)

What European city did Stein take a disliking to upon her first visit? (from Chapter 4)

London
Milan
Provence
Munich
13)

How old was Picasso when he painted the portrait of Gertrude Stein? (from Chapter 3)

35
24
26
19
14)

What was the occupation of the couple's military godson? (from Chapter 6)

butcher
pilot
teacher
mechanic
15)

Who was the inspiration for La Femme un Chapeau? (from Chapter 3)

Alice B. Toklas
Fernande Picasso
Gertrude Stein
Amelie Matisse
16)

Who was forced to leave the Stein apartment at the insistence of a spouse? (from Chapter 5)

Helene
Mildred
Amelie
Fernande
17)

What maneuver in driving was difficult for Gertrude? (from Chapter 6)

backing up
driving in snow
parallel parking
three-point turn
18)

What activity did Matisse perform every afternoon? (from Chapter 5)

drinking wine by the Lake
walking the family's dogs
sketching in the nude
taking a nap in the sun
19)

Which of these famous writers was not introduced to Stein? (from Chapter 7)

Ernest Hemingway
Henry James
T.S. Eliot
Ezra Pound
20)

In what church was Picasso's son baptized? (from Chapter 7)

Lutheran
Episcopalian
Anglican
Roman Catholic
21)

What was the name of the college Gertrude first attended? (from Chapter 4)

Vassar
UCLA
Oxford
Radcliffe
22)

What year did Gertrude's brother move away from Paris? (from Chapter 5)

1914
1912
1906
1909
23)

What kept Stein from practicing medicine? (from Chapter 4)

she decided to pursue psychology
the war began
she never received her degree
her father died
24)

What artist did Stein refer to as the Leonardo da Vinci of the movement? (from Chapter 5)

Jacob
Ronnebeck
Picabia
Renoir
25)

One of the paintings by Matisse that Stein loved was titled, "La Femme au Chapeau." What is the English translation of "chapeau?" (from Chapter 3)

hat
flower
child
nude
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