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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the subject of the painting, "Roasted Chestnuts"?
(a) Sam Delgado.
(b) Abe Maino.
(c) Allen Messersmith.
(d) Evan Paulson.

2. Whose house was featured in "Brown Swiss" in 1957?
(a) The Wyeths.
(b) The Kuerners.
(c) The Segers.
(d) The Portmans.

3. What was notable about the subject in "Garret Room"?
(a) It was a self portrait.
(b) He/She was nude.
(c) He/She was a cripple.
(d) He/She appears taller than he/she is.

4. What is the person doing in the painting, "Distant Thunder"?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Dancing in the rain.
(c) Canning peaches.
(d) Opening an umbrella.

5. "Slight Breeze", painted in 1968, featured an item that was reminiscent of ____________________.
(a) A woman bathing.
(b) A woman praying.
(c) A woman dancing.
(d) A woman on crutches.

6. Which of the following is NOT represented in the 1960 painting, "Pleasant Point"?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Peace.
(d) Delicacy.

7. "Onions" in 1955 is a painting of Bermuda onions __________________.
(a) In a field.
(b) On a cutting block.
(c) In a barn.
(d) In a basket.

8. "The Finn" from 1969 was a portrait of George Erikson whose daughter, ______________, Wyeth wanted to paint nude.
(a) Suri.
(b) Sami.
(c) Siri.
(d) Sara.

9. Which of the following is NOT true about the subject in "Gunning Rocks"?
(a) He was a black man.
(b) He was from Vermont.
(c) He was part Finn.
(d) He was part American Indian.

10. What did Wyeth note about the painting, "Milk Cans"?
(a) He put a design on the cans that wasn't really there.
(b) You shouldn't cry over spilled milk.
(c) You couldn't tell is the cans were empty or full.
(d) Sometimes pictures just happen.

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

12. "Winter Bees" in 1959 is a painting of a ________________.
(a) A jar of honey.
(b) Honey on a biscuit.
(c) Honeycomb.
(d) Bee stinging a child.

13. "Half Bushel" is a painting of a half-full bushel of __________________.
(a) Peaches.
(b) Apples.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Pears.

14. What is featured in the painting, "Hay Ledge"?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Harnesses.
(c) A lobster boat.
(d) Milk cans.

15. In "Tom and His Daughter" in 1959 how was Tom portrayed?
(a) Playing.
(b) Dignified.
(c) Mourning.
(d) Laughing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Wyeth feel about "Raccoon" painted in 1958?

2. What was the subject in "The Trophy" in 1963?

3. In "Floating Leaves" painted in 1958, Wyeth thought that the floating and disappearance was both exciting and _________.

4. Where were the milk cans in "Milk Cans" located?

5. What did Siri Erikson represent for Wyeth?

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