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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. "Incoming Sea", painted in 1966, featured ___________ after the tide turns.

2. What is the person doing in the painting, "Distant Thunder"?

3. Why was Wyeth drawn in by Johnny Lynch, the subject for "Buzzard's Glory" in 1969?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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 role of women in America in the early twentieth century. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What roles did the women in Wyeth's life fill for him? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the cultural climate in America in the mid-20th century and why Wyeth's work did not always meet with overwhelming acceptance. How did the perception of Wyeth's work change as the years passed? What was the reception of Wyeth's work in America? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Who was Helga Testorf and what role did she play in Andrew Wyeth's life? Why was Helga so important to Wyeth? Why did Wyeth keep Helga a secret from Betsy?

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