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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. When did the idea for painting "Trodden Weed" occur to Wyeth?
(a) During the Fall harvest.
(b) During a dream.
(c) After apple picking.
(d) During a walk around Chadds Ford.

2. "Hoffman's Slough" in 1947 rose from an idea after seeing _________________ in Maine.
(a) A lighthouse.
(b) Lobsters.
(c) A swamp.
(d) A fishing boat.

3. The author said that Wyeth was no _________________.
(a) Teacher.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Role model.
(d) Sycophant.

4. Which painting follows "Before Picking" in 1942?
(a) After Picking.
(b) The Harvest.
(c) Autumnal Bliss.
(d) Ripe Rewards.

5. What did the cooling shed in the painting, "Cooling Shed," remind Wyeth of?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) A trip to Europe.
(c) His childhood.
(d) The early settlers.

Short Answer Questions

1. The danger in Wyeth's style of painting was that _____________________.

2. What did Wyeth often do with his paintings?

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

4. "Pennsylvania Landscape", painted in 1942, was Wyeth's attempt to show ______________________.

5. "Toll Rope" in 1951 shows the inside of a _______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Hoving describe Wyeth's work in terms of its romantic qualities?

5. What was atypical for Wyeth's source of inspiration for the 1953 painting, "Cooling Shed"?

6. How did Wyeth use light in his paintings?

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

8. Why was "Pennsylvania Landscape" so exciting for Wyeth?

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

10. Why was subject matter most important to Wyeth?

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