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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 the name of the last portrait Wyeth painted of Christina Olson?
(a) Finis Christina.
(b) Anna Christina.
(c) Adieu Christina.
(d) Goodbye, Christina.

2. Who was depicted in "Wood Stove"?
(a) Sara.
(b) Christina.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Anna.

3. Why was Wyeth drawn in by Johnny Lynch, the subject for "Buzzard's Glory" in 1969?
(a) His shy smile.
(b) His bowed legs.
(c) His jet-black hair.
(d) His large hands.

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

5. 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) Full of secrets on the inside.
(d) As strong as a rock inside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wyeth hope to capture in the 1968 painting, "Alvaro and Christina"?

2. Who was the subject of the painting, "Roasted Chestnuts"?

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

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

5. What structure was shown in "Storm at Sea"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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