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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) Goodbye, Christina.
(b) Adieu Christina.
(c) Finis Christina.
(d) Anna Christina.

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

3. "Half Bushel" is a painting of a half-full bushel of __________________.
(a) Pears.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Apples.

4. What was notable about the subject in "Garret Room"?
(a) He/She was nude.
(b) He/She was a cripple.
(c) It was a self portrait.
(d) He/She appears taller than he/she is.

5. Who can barely be seen in the painting, "Geraniums'?
(a) Helene Banco.
(b) Betsy Wyeth.
(c) Christina Olson.
(d) Amy Madigan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Teel's Island" what was Henry Teel hauling up on a bank?

2. At whose home was the item located in "The Trophy"?

3. "Slight Breeze", painted in 1968, featured an item that was reminiscent of ____________________.

4. What inspired Wyeth to paint "Snow Flurries" in 1953?

5. What was Willard Snowden doing in the 1964 painting, "Woodchopper"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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