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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT represented in the 1960 painting, "Pleasant Point"?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT true about the subject in "Gunning Rocks"?

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

5. How did Wyeth feel about "Raccoon" painted in 1958?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was Wyeth's challenge in creating "Snow Flurries" in 1953?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Helga Testorf. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What were her primary motivations during her life?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Why would artists have a lonely life even though it may have seemed exciting and glamorous to other people? Why would Betsy have had an especially lonely life being the wife of Andrew Wyeth? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Andrew Wyeth was not always happy with the work he created. Name two examples of paintings that were not Wyeth's favorites and explain why he might have been disappointed with them.

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