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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 Matisse's first large composition?

2. Whose relatives returned to California?

3. Which artist is not mentioned in Chapter 2?

4. What nationality flooded the rue de Fleurus?

5. What was the former occupation of gallery owner, Sagot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Toklas say it was with "infinite relief England came into the war"?

2. According to Alice Gertrude Stein remained firmly born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. What was one of the reasons that Gertrude refused to consider California her birthplace?

3. Why did it upset Mildred Aldrich to read Who's Who in America?

4. What inspired Picasso to devote himself to Cubism?

5. What caused Alice's grandfather to leave Paris?

6. The author claims that Alice's father came from Polish patriotic stock. What in Alice's history causes the author to make such a statement?

7. Why did the Whiteheads leave America?

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

9. Why does Stern say Americans are like Spaniards?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of the people that visited the Paris salon, a great number of them were German or Hungarian. The Hungarians in particular were mad for Stein, her work and her company. What caused the Hungarians to worship Stein? How was Stein's work received in Hungary? How did the Germans view Stein's work?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Much of the book details the relationships between Stein and a lengthy cast of characters. Most of the characters are famous painters and authors although many are academics, friends and relatives that bear little impact on the story as a whole. Why were these people included in the book? Do you feel that the inclusion helped or hindered the picture Stein was trying to paint of life in Paris?

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