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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 Willard Snowden doing in the 1964 painting, "Woodchopper"?

2. Whose house was featured in "Brown Swiss" in 1957?

3. In "Tom and His Daughter" in 1959 how was Tom portrayed?

4. Wyeth considered which painting to be one of the best watercolors he ever did?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What was significant about the time that Wyeth began to paint Siri Erikson in "Siri" in 1970?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wyeth used more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two examples which either embody or create disappointment. Then cite an example to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

It is said that a writer writes what he knows and an artist creates what he knows. What does this statement mean? Did Wyeth create what he knew? Give three examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Andrew Wyeth was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Wyeth's life through this book, what were his biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did he manage through them? How did his coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of his life? Explain.

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