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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paintings 21-70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Incoming Sea", painted in 1966, featured ___________ after the tide turns.
(a) A seagull.
(b) The sky.
(c) A dory.
(d) A lighthouse.

2. The author said that Wyeth was no _________________.
(a) Teacher.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Role model.
(d) Sycophant.

3. What was the name of Wyeth's sister whom he painted in "My Sister" in 1967?
(a) Carolyn.
(b) Celine.
(c) Sissie.
(d) Amanda.

4. Why was Wyeth drawn in by Johnny Lynch, the subject for "Buzzard's Glory" in 1969?
(a) His jet-black hair.
(b) His bowed legs.
(c) His shy smile.
(d) His large hands.

5. Who was the grave digger in the painting?
(a) Waino Mattson.
(b) Walter Morgan.
(c) Wade Masterson.
(d) William Myers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the idea for painting "Trodden Weed" occur to Wyeth?

2. What did the author say about getting to know Andrew Wyeth?

3. Who was Wyeth's subject in the 1967 painting, "Post and Rail"?

4. What did Wyeth often do with his paintings?

5. What did Wyeth enjoy in "Toll Rope"?

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