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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Wyeth think that the item in "Toll Rope" represented?
(a) Religious conviction.
(b) New England as a whole.
(c) Hope.
(d) Redemption.

2. What was usually hidden in Wyeth's paintings?
(a) The painter's humor.
(b) Emotional and personal associations.
(c) Animals and people.
(d) Any type of impressionism.

3. The grave digger in the painting in #44 lived in which state?
(a) New York.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Maine.

4. "Toll Rope" in 1951 shows the inside of a _______________.
(a) School room.
(b) Museum.
(c) Church.
(d) Bar.

5. Who did it seem Wyeth was painting for many times?
(a) His father.
(b) Himself.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the place in "Toll Rope" located?

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

3. How old was Wyeth when he completed the painting in 1933?

4. What was most important to Wyeth as an artist?

5. The painting, "Lobster Traps" was completed when Wyeth was what age?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was "Spring Landscape at Kuerners" important in Wyeth's young life?

2. How did Wyeth use light in his paintings?

3. What did Wyeth see as representing all of New England in his painting, "Toll Rope"?

4. Who was James Loper and what is the scene in which he appears in "James Loper" painted in 1952?

5. What was the subject matter of the 1940 painting, "Road Cut" and how did his future wife Betsy react to it?

6. How long does Thomas Hoving say it took him to get to know Andrew Wyeth as an artist?

7. How did Wyeth unite the paintings "Before Picking" and "After Picking"?

8. What period was Wyeth in when he painted "Lobster Traps" in 1939?

9. What personal association did Wyeth have with the subject matter in "The Sexton"?

10. What does Thomas Hoving say is the common denominator for Wyeth the man and Wyeth the artist?

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