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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Wyeth's subject in the 1967 painting, "Post and Rail"?
(a) Karl Kuerner.
(b) Willard Snowden.
(c) Adam Stoughton.
(d) Tom Clark.

2. "Cider Barrel" from 1969 depicted a big barrel of cider from whose farm?
(a) Tom Clark's.
(b) Phil Gunney's.
(c) Karl Kuerner's.
(d) Walter Anderson's.

3. Who did Wyeth know who was buried in the cemetery where the grave digger was doing his work?
(a) His son.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother-in-law.
(d) His father.

4. What did Wyeth hope to capture in the 1968 painting, "Alvaro and Christina"?
(a) The Olsons' environment.
(b) A true love story.
(c) A lifelong friendship.
(d) A divorce.

5. Who was depicted in "Wood Stove"?
(a) Christina.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wyeth think that light in a painting could do?

2. Years after the painting of 1933 was completed, Wyeth sold it to buy __________________.

3. How long did it take the author to get to know Andrew Wyeth as an artist?

4. In "Teel's Island" what was Henry Teel hauling up on a bank?

5. Who was the subject of the painting, "Roasted Chestnuts"?

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