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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. Why did Diane believe her parents would accept her marriage to Allan?

2. The Arbus and Eliot family are described as being ________.

3. Why did Anne and Alex divorce?

4. How does Model explain how she came to be a photographer?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What piqued Diane's interests in the grotesque?

3. How did Grosz work influence Diane?

4. What contributed to Diane's depression as her business grew?

5. Was Diane a typical girl of the 1930's?

6. How did Alex's role in Diane's life affect her relationship with Allan?

7. What were Diane's choices of inspiration? How did those reflect her vision and tendency towards art?

8. Was Israel an appropriate mentor for Diane? Why did they develop a relationship?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Before Diane Arbus, documentary photography had a very different face. How did Diane revolutionize the genre? What did she offer that it needed, and why did it absorb her influence?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout her life, Diane had many mentors who helped her develop her vision. Discuss these mentors and what each offered to Diane and if they were a positive or negative influence on her art or her as a person.

Essay Topic 3

Part of Diane's struggle was being a woman in a male-dominated profession. More so, she resented being "clumped" with feminists. Discuss Diane's positive and negative relationship with her femininity.

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