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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. What was particularly hard for Wyeth to capture in "Snow Flurries"?

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

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

4. In "Dam Breast" painted in 1970, Wyeth was drawn in by a _______________________.

5. Why was Wyeth's father worried about Wyeth's future?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting and time period for Andrew Wyeth's young adulthood? What was America like during this time period? How important are the time period and setting to the attitudes and issues of Wyeth, his family, and friends?

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