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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Gertrude attempt to write a Shakespearean drama?
(a) 13
(b) 12
(c) 8
(d) 17

2. During this time who became Picasso's closest friend?
(a) Braque
(b) Matisse
(c) Alice
(d) Gris

3. According to Stein Germans lack what ability?
(a) laughter
(b) organization
(c) intelligent thought
(d) common sense

4. What was the main problem with publishing "The Making of Americans?"
(a) required editing
(b) subject matter
(c) timeliness
(d) length

5. Gertrude won an award for describing what object?
(a) a dinner plate
(b) the family cat
(c) sequoias
(d) sunset

6. What was John Lane's favorite food in Provence?
(a) escargot
(b) figs
(c) foie gras
(d) peaches

7. Where did the Whitehead lived before moving to London?
(a) Vienna
(b) San Francisco
(c) Pittsburgh
(d) Cambridge

8. To whom does Alice refer to as the third genius?
(a) Ronnebeck
(b) Magritte Matisse
(c) William Cook
(d) Alfred Whitehead

9. In what city did the couple have difficulties getting their passports approved?
(a) Berlin
(b) Moscow
(c) Budapest
(d) Madrid

10. What was the name of Picasso's second wife?
(a) Fernande
(b) Eloise
(c) Marie
(d) Eve

11. Who was the guest of honor at Fernande's banquet?
(a) Renoir
(b) Uhde
(c) Rousseau
(d) Ronnebeck

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

13. Stein claims to dislike the things that are...
(a) simple
(b) orange
(c) abnormal
(d) dramatic

14. What was the name of the college Gertrude first attended?
(a) UCLA
(b) Vassar
(c) Oxford
(d) Radcliffe

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was forced to leave the Stein apartment at the insistence of a spouse?

2. Who sent money to Stein and Toklas in London?

3. What kept Stein from practicing medicine?

4. Where did the Stein family settle on the West Coast?

5. Alice describes her Saturday evenings in Paris to what object?

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