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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 Willard Snowden doing in the 1964 painting, "Woodchopper"?
(a) Resting under a tree.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Chopping wood.
(d) Eating lunch.

2. Why did Wyeth stop painting pumpkins after he painted "Pumpkins" in 1968?
(a) He was told they were part of devil worship.
(b) He didn't like the color orange.
(c) His wife asked him not to.
(d) He realized how common they were.

3. What did Siri Erikson represent for Wyeth?
(a) A rebirth.
(b) Sensuality.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Guile.

4. What did Wyeth note about the painting, "Milk Cans"?
(a) Sometimes pictures just happen.
(b) You shouldn't cry over spilled milk.
(c) He put a design on the cans that wasn't really there.
(d) You couldn't tell is the cans were empty or full.

5. Which of the following is NOT true about the subject in "Gunning Rocks"?
(a) He was part American Indian.
(b) He was a black man.
(c) He was from Vermont.
(d) He was part Finn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was significant about the 1969 painting, "End of Olsons"?

2. "The Swinger" from 1969 showed Jimmy Lynch on the porch of a house with what debonair article of clothing?

3. What was the name of the last portrait Wyeth painted of Christina Olson?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was significant about the time that Wyeth began to paint Siri Erikson in "Siri" in 1970?

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

5. Why did a woman named Phyllis immediately but the painting, "Slight Breeze" when she saw it?

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

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

8. Why did U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower have Wyeth's painting, "Roasted Chestnuts" hanging in the White House for awhile?

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

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

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