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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When it came to writing, what was Stein's passion?
(a) sentences
(b) superlatives
(c) descriptions
(d) verbs

2. Who sent money to Stein and Toklas in London?
(a) Stein's cousin
(b) Picasso
(c) William James
(d) Alice's mother

3. Gertrude Stein's brother had a fondness for what type of art?
(a) Japanese
(b) Impressionist
(c) Egyptian
(d) Renaissance

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While in medical school, Gertrude was well-known for...

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

3. What was the Stein's opinion of Dickens?

4. Who was the inspiration for La Femme un Chapeau?

5. According to Stein, only Americans and Spaniards can understand what concept?

(see the answer key)

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