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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kept Stein from practicing medicine?
(a) the war began
(b) her father died
(c) she decided to pursue psychology
(d) she never received her degree

2. What year did Gertrude's brother move away from Paris?
(a) 1914
(b) 1906
(c) 1912
(d) 1909

3. What maneuver in driving was difficult for Gertrude?
(a) three-point turn
(b) parallel parking
(c) driving in snow
(d) backing up

4. How did Alfy describe Paris after the battle of the Marne?
(a) like an angry tornado
(b) like pale absinthe
(c) like a blink in time
(d) like a colicky child

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

6. Gertrude had no talent for what art form?
(a) music
(b) singing
(c) dancing
(d) drawing

7. What activity did Matisse perform every afternoon?
(a) walking the family's dogs
(b) taking a nap in the sun
(c) sketching in the nude
(d) drinking wine by the Lake

8. Where did the Steins move when they left Paris?
(a) Florence
(b) Boston
(c) Budapest
(d) Moscow

9. What kind of vehicle was being sent to Stein and Toklas?
(a) Peugeot
(b) Alfa Romeo
(c) Edsel
(d) Ford truck

10. What item was not taken by Stein when visiting a military area?
(a) bank deposit slip
(b) passport
(c) driver's license
(d) French matriculation papers

11. Where was Stein's first European residence?
(a) Vienna
(b) Florence
(c) Prague
(d) Paris

12. For what animal did Gertrude have a fondness?
(a) pigs
(b) giraffes
(c) weasels
(d) goats

13. What item did Gertrude bring back from Rome that was later broken?
(a) plate
(b) jewelry
(c) typewriter
(d) vase

14. What publication published Gertrude's paper?
(a) Christian Science Monitor
(b) Harvard Psychological Review
(c) Journal of Medicine
(d) New York Times

15. What was the Stein's opinion of Dickens?
(a) she thought he was overrated
(b) she thought he was without talent
(c) she thought he was frightening
(d) she thought he was brilliant

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the English translation of "Nullement en danger ne t'inquiete pas?"

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

3. Stein claims to dislike the things that are...

4. During this time who became Picasso's closest friend?

5. Stein claims that Cubism is a concept that can be attributed to...

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