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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the occupation of the couple's military godson?
(a) teacher
(b) pilot
(c) butcher
(d) mechanic

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

3. The brother of what famous dancer rented an atelier in the rue de Fleurus?
(a) Mikhail Baryshnikov
(b) Gypsy Lee Rose
(c) Twyla Tharp
(d) Isadora Duncan

4. Picasso painted a famous scene with friends gathered around what object?
(a) angel
(b) toilet
(c) flowerpot
(d) coffin

5. The Matisse apartment had a beautiful view of what Paris landmark?
(a) Ile de la Cité
(b) Notre Dame
(c) The Louvre
(d) The Arc de Triomphe

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the English translation of "un coup de foudre?"

3. Where did Gertrude often spend the summer months?

4. At what time of day did Gertrude Stein typically begin to work?

5. Who did Alice referred to as being "a tormented and not particularly sympathetic character"?

(see the answer key)

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