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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. Gertrude Stein's brother had a fondness for what type of art?
2. What was the name of Stein's1,000-page book?
3. Where was Gertrude's brother living when he learned about Cézanne?
4. What item did Picasso withhold from his wife?
5. What present did Stein give to Picasso?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was Mildred Aldrich pleased by Gertrude Stein's success in England?
2. What was Alice's living arrangement after the untimely death of her mother?
3. Why did Alice neglect to pursue education or a career while in San Francisco?
4. How did Stein respond when Mrs. Bishop asked the writer to prompt the French government to create a Pondichery?
5. What possessions of Mrs. Stein's were of great fascination to Alice? Why?
6. What prompted Max Jacob to dub the early 1900s "the heroic age of Cubism?
7. 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?
8. What prompted Gertrude and her brother to split up their art collection?
9. What was the impetus to convince Alice to travel to Europe for the first time?
10. What caused the turbulent nature of the Picassos' relationship?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It is well known that Stein and Toklas were lovers and were possibly secretly married in 1908. The lifestyle of the couple was such that the unusual living arrangement was never questioned by the couple's friends. Why was the subject not openly discussed in the book? How do you think Stein's and Toklas' families reacted to their marriage?
Essay Topic 2
Stein is very good at characterization of the main group of visitors to the Paris salon. Choose one of the following characters and explain how the descriptions in the book enhance the reader's image of the character.
1. Pablo Picasso
2. Gertrude Stein
3. Alice B. Toklas
4. Henri Matisse
Essay Topic 3
Stein says that there is a big difference in the attitudes of Americans and Europeans in regard to work ethic and material possessions. Americans are much more obsessed with both while Europeans are satisfied with enjoying life and all it has to offer. One good example of this is Matisse's reaction to the house in Clamart. Examine the difference in these points between Stein and her European friends.
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