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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 nationality flooded the rue de Fleurus?
(a) Hungarian
(b) Portuguese
(c) French
(d) German

2. How old was Matisse when he received the first large offer from the spring salon?
(a) 35
(b) 27
(c) 31
(d) 42

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

4. Which artist is not mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) Matisse
(b) Botticelli
(c) Seurat
(d) Rousseau

5. Stein had a weakness for what types of objects?
(a) metal
(b) breakable
(c) green
(d) sturdy

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Picasso when he painted the portrait of Gertrude Stein?

2. What event caused Alice to lapse with her music?

3. Gertrude had a large number of photographs depicting what historical event?

4. Who did Alice meet during her travels?

5. Where did Alice choose as a travel destination?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Helene surprised when she returned to the Stein apartment after her son had died?

2. How had Matisse's life changed since he arrived in Paris?

3. 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?

4. Why did they Toklas say that war was not weighing heavily on people's minds in London?

5. Why was it difficult for the Picassos to decide where their son would be baptized?

6. How did Gertrude's father handle the separation and move to Vienna?

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

8. When Alice first goes to the starting this apartment, she is introduced to Helene, the Stein's housekeeper. What are Alice's impressions of Helene?

9. Why does Gertrude Stein spend two years living in Baltimore?

10. Why is it unusual for Picasso to paint a portrait of Gertrude Stein?

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