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

2. Who was Wyeth's wife?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Sara.
(c) Betty.
(d) Doris.

3. What did Wyeth enjoy in "Toll Rope"?
(a) The belfry.
(b) The lobster pots.
(c) The clean glasses.
(d) The worn boots.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Wyeth was both free and ____________________.

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

3. What did Wyeth often do with his paintings?

4. Which of the following is NOT included with the descriptions of the paintings in this book?

5. In many ways, Wyeth's paintings were like _________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Thomas Hoving, how does Wyeth show that he struggled uncomfortably with his art?

3. Why was subject matter most important to Wyeth?

4. What is the inherent danger when deep emotional and personal associations are used in artistic creations?

5. What was the significance of "Trodden Weed" and why was the painting so emotional for Wyeth?

6. How was "Spring Beauty" important in terms of Wyeth's evolving style?

7. How did Wyeth use light in his paintings?

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

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

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

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