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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. In "Wood Stove" painted in 1962, Wyeth depicted a house fragile on the outside but _______________________.
(a) Held up with love from the inside.
(b) Filled with spirituality inside.
(c) As strong as a rock inside.
(d) Full of secrets on the inside.

2. "Cider Barrel" from 1969 depicted a big barrel of cider from whose farm?
(a) Walter Anderson's.
(b) Phil Gunney's.
(c) Tom Clark's.
(d) Karl Kuerner's.

3. "Incoming Sea", painted in 1966, featured ___________ after the tide turns.
(a) A dory.
(b) A seagull.
(c) A lighthouse.
(d) The sky.

4. How long did Wyeth work on "Snow Flurries" in 1953?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Almost a year.
(d) Two years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Wyeth have in mind when he painted "Slight Breeze"?

2. What is the person doing in the painting, "Distant Thunder"?

3. What was notable about the subject in "Garret Room"?

4. "Blue Box" in 1956 is a watercolor painting that depicts the inside of _________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is so essentially representative of Maine about the painting, "Incoming Sea"?

2. What is it about Wyeth's "Rope and Chains" that juxtaposes innocence and brutality?

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

4. Why did Wyeth and Betsy keep the painting, "Room After Room" for themselves?

5. What was the subject matter of "Half Bushel" and what was Wyeth trying to represent with it?

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

7. How did Wyeth create "Weatherside" about the Olson house and what did the house represent for Wyeth?

8. What tone did Wyeth paint into "The Swinger" depicting Jimmy Lynch?

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

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

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