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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 was particularly hard for Wyeth to capture in "Snow Flurries"?
(a) Swirling snow.
(b) Color of the sky.
(c) Barren land.
(d) Shadows of clouds.

2. What was the subject in "The Trophy" in 1963?
(a) A blue ribbon.
(b) Milk cans.
(c) Raspberries.
(d) Moose horns.

3. What kind of dog was Nellie in "Groundhog Day" painted in 1958?
(a) Jack Russell Terrier.
(b) Collie.
(c) Poodle.
(d) German Shepherd.

4. How did Wyeth feel about "Raccoon" painted in 1958?
(a) He loved it.
(b) He was not sure he liked it.
(c) He thought it was not his finest moment.
(d) He thought it was really bad.

5. In "Teel's Island" what was Henry Teel hauling up on a bank?
(a) Lobster traps.
(b) Fishing nets.
(c) Fish cooler.
(d) A punt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is featured in the painting, "Hay Ledge"?

2. Wyeth considered which painting to be one of the best watercolors he ever did?

3. "Storm at Sea" was painted in 1965 after Wyeth was mesmerized by __________________.

4. What structure was featured in the 1965 painting, "Weatherside"?

5. The 1967 painting "The Sweep" featured ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Wyeth so taken by the sight of the leaves floating away in "Floating Leaves"?

2. Why was "Geraniums" one of the most important of the Christina Olson series of paintings?

3. What drew Wyeth in to paint "Buzzard's Glory" but why was he repulsed to the location?

4. Why did Wyeth stop painting pumpkins after he created "Pumpkins" in 1968?

5. What did the punt in "Teel's Island" represent for Wyeth?

6. How did "The Trophy" show some of Karl Kuerner's hidden nature?

7. What awkward encounter occurred prior to Wyeth's painting George Erikson in "The Finn" in 1969?

8. What is the secret behind the painting, "Cider Barrel"?

9. How did the painting, "Distant Thunder" evolve for Wyeth?

10. What was Wyeth's father's concerns about Wyeth's "Edge of the Field" and what did a critic tell Wyeth's father about his son's work?

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