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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Wyeth when he completed the painting in 1933?
(a) 78.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 47.

2. "Pennsylvania Landscape", painted in 1942, was Wyeth's attempt to show ______________________.
(a) Boys at play.
(b) The ravages of winter.
(c) All of Pennsylvania in one picture.
(d) Bucolic country life.

3. What did Wyeth think was not necessary to add to a scene?
(a) Realism.
(b) Personality.
(c) Strength.
(d) Life.

4. In many ways, Wyeth's paintings were like _________________.
(a) Fables.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Stories.
(d) Billboards.

5. Who was James Loper in the painting, "James Loper", in 1952?
(a) Wyeth's stepson.
(b) Wyeth's protege.
(c) Wyeth's boyhood friend.
(d) Wyeth's barber.

6. Wyeth's reasons for starting a painting could be called _______________.
(a) Bizarre.
(b) Manic.
(c) Indulgent.
(d) Clever.

7. The door in "Blue Door" in 1952 is at whose home?
(a) Waino Mattson's.
(b) Christina Olson's.
(c) Wyeth's.
(d) Gabe McKinney's.

8. The danger in Wyeth's style of painting was that _____________________.
(a) He was easily misunderstood.
(b) It embarrassed his family.
(c) He was harassed by critics.
(d) He never made much money.

9. Wyeth completed the "Lobster Traps" painting in what was called his _______________ period.
(a) Yellow sol.
(b) Purple bruise.
(c) Temperamental.
(d) Blue sky.

10. "Trodden Weed" in 1951 is a portrait of whose shoes?
(a) Abe's.
(b) Wyeth's.
(c) Betsy's.
(d) Wade's.

11. What did Wyeth often do with his paintings?
(a) He smashed them over chairs.
(b) He burned them.
(c) He hid them.
(d) He covered walls with them.

12. Which of the following is NOT included with the descriptions of the paintings in this book?
(a) A brief description.
(b) The year.
(c) The title.
(d) The price.

13. What did Wyeth think about "Winter Corn" in 1948?
(a) It was almost too depressing to complete.
(b) It was his best painting of corn.
(c) It was his son's suggestion.
(d) It came to him in a dream.

14. The painting, "Lobster Traps" was completed when Wyeth was what age?
(a) 56.
(b) 30.
(c) 45.
(d) 20.

15. Wyeth was both free and ____________________.
(a) Gifted.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Disciplined.
(d) Stingy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author said that Wyeth was no _________________.

3. For how long had Wyeth been painting at the time this book was written?

4. What did Wyeth do while painting "Blackberry Branch" in 1943?

5. When did Wyeth cultivate his independence?

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