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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Gertrude impressed Alice?
(a) Height
(b) Her short stories
(c) Her voice
(d) Worldliness

2. What was the name of the large exposition building?
(a) Bastille
(b) Versailles
(c) Musée de l'Orangerie
(d) Grand Palais

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

4. Where was Gertrude's brother living when he learned about Cézanne?
(a) Florence
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Baltimore

5. How does Alice refer to her mother?
(a) Lonely
(b) Quiet
(c) Shy
(d) Boisterous

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Matisse's first large composition?

2. Which house guest was objected to by Helene?

3. What military position did Alice's great-great-uncle hold?

4. What is a chronic problem in Paris?

5. What lessons did Alice want to receive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What most impressed Alice about her first meeting with Gertrude Stein in Paris?

2. Of the Americans that visited Paris, Picasso approved of very few. One woman of which Picasso approved was referred to as the Empress. Describe her.

3. Why did Stein decide to write Toklas' autobiography?

4. What was Alice's living arrangement after the untimely death of her mother?

5. What caused Alice to throw herself into literature after having spent so much time studying music?

6. Although one of the reasons Mr. Stein took his children to Europe was to receive a European education, he changed his mind regarding language when the family moved to California. Why?

7. In 1913, Helene left of the Stein household. What prompted the departure?

8. Why is it difficult for Alice to relate to her family's military service?

9. What prompted Gertrude and her brother to split up their art collection?

10. How is Picasso described when he makes his first recorded visit to the Stein apartment?

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