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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous school did Gertrude Stein attend?

2. What was the name of the Stein's housekeeper?

3. With whom did Alice live?

4. Of what comic was Picasso fond?

5. Duret commented to an artist that there are two kinds of art. There is art, and then there is ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gertrude Stein's brother's theory about the masking of unemployment in Paris?

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

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

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

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

6. What about Picasso's paintings was considered to be entirely Spanish?

7. 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?

8. Why did William Cook's father refuse to believe there was war?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patriotism is one of the main topics in the Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. Although Stein, Toklas and many of the other characters in the story were expatriates, they managed to maintain their patriotism toward their native lands. Explain how a person could be a patriotic expatriate. Is it possible to be both or it is hypocritical?

Essay Topic 2

There is very little actual dialogue in the story although there is a great amount of recounting stories and hearsay. Why did the author choose to recount stories through the eyes of Toklas instead of reporting the actual events through the use of dialogue?

Essay Topic 3

Stein and Fitzgerald had a peculiar relationship. Stein often complimented Fitzgerald on his work, particularly the books "The Great Gatsby" and "This Side of Paradise." Fitzgerald did not receive the compliments well and often became angry. Explain Fitzgerald's behavior and how it affected his relationship with Stein.

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