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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. "The Finn" from 1969 was a portrait of George Erikson whose daughter, ______________, Wyeth wanted to paint nude.

3. What was the name of Wyeth's sister whom he painted in "My Sister" in 1967?

4. The 1967 painting "The Sweep" featured ______________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Andrew Wyeth. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Nature takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the depiction of nature in so much of Wyeth's work? How pervasive were the scenarios including nature? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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