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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 was the name of Alice's favorite book?
2. Alice had no desire to __________________.
3. What was the name of the sculptor working on a figure of Gertrude Stein's nephew?
4. Who was the inspiration for La Femme un Chapeau?
5. Whose relatives returned to California?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. How did Alice come to meet Gertrude Stein's brother and sister-in-law?
3. How is Picasso described when he makes his first recorded visit to the Stein apartment?
4. Among the people discussed with Fernande is Germaine Pichot. What is unusual about the wife of the Spanish painter?
5. Why was Hemingway in Europe initially?
6. What was the initial response to Gertrude Stein's "Three Lives?"
7. Why was Helene surprised when she returned to the Stein apartment after her son had died?
8. What most impressed Alice about her first meeting with Gertrude Stein in Paris?
9. What prompted Max Jacob to dub the early 1900s "the heroic age of Cubism?
10. How did Stein respond when Mrs. Bishop asked the writer to prompt the French government to create a Pondichery?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Stein and Toklas.
1. How are they different?
2. Did their life together in Paris increase or diminish their differences?
3. What was the main difference or likeness between the two women?
Essay Topic 2
Although a great deal of the story is about Stein rather than Toklas, there is never a solid mention of Stein's nuclear family regarding the number of siblings. Why would the author overlook an important part of the writer's childhood and family structure? How did the oversight affect the story?
Essay Topic 3
Stein was born and spent the first six months of her life in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Explain why it was important to Stein to maintain the connection with her birthplace. What were the benefits of embracing her Pennsylvania roots as opposed to the roots created in California?
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