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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 were Diane and Howard not comfortable with as children?

2. While in Europe, Diane discovered the _______ sides of cities.

3. Why did Diane continue to work at Russek's?

4. Diane and her friends were all raised like Jewish ______.

5. How did Allan fund his family's trip to Europe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Were Diane and Allan good business partners in the beginning? Why?

2. How did Diane's family maintain the value of her work? Was this successful?

3. What was Robert Frank's image of "America"?

4. How did Model influence Diane's photography?

5. Was Diane duplicitous at a teenager? How?

6. Why were Diane's parent's opposed to her relationship with Allen?

7. What did Diane capture about the 1960's?

8. How did Diane's lifestyle with her artist friends fuel her creativity?

9. How were Diane and Howard inclined toward art? Who encouraged this?

10. How did Diane and Howard feel about working at Russek's? What were their reasons for continuing to work there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what contributed to Diane Arbus's downfall and why her life ended as it did.

Essay Topic 2

Diane and her siblings all grew up to become artists although they were raised in a wealthy, business oriented home. Discuss how the different facets of Diane's upbringing (from her financial opportunities, to her education, to the emotions in her house) formed her.

Essay Topic 3

In several ways, Diane compromised herself and her art for mainstream and normalcy. She did this first with her marriage to Allan and second with getting her work published. In ways, these choices helped her gain what she desired but also inhibited her. Discuss Diane's compromise for the mainstream and normalcy. Was this contrary to her nature or a means to an end? Was she faithful to herself or her art?

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