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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robert's mother apparently provided Robert with an ethical foundation and his father indoctrinated him with what?
(a) An easy-going approach to life.
(b) A lazy attitude.
(c) A desire to work hard.
(d) An interest in cars.

2. By age _____________, Robert returns to Los Angeles.
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty-one.

3. Goldie, Robert's mother, was the thinker and ___________ of the family.
(a) Doer.
(b) Leader.
(c) Worrier.
(d) Organizer.

4. Irwin's views on feminism and race relations were always what?
(a) Prejudice.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Strange.
(d) Ahead of his times.

5. Does Robert claim any discomfiture in his youth?
(a) Yes, a great deal.
(b) Yes, some.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, very little.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irwin and his brother attend what church with their mother?

2. Overton Irwin, Robert's father, ran a successful ____________________ business until he lost everything in the Depression.

3. Although the level of artistry is superb in Irwin's eyes, this gallery is not making many sales--which they need in order to stay in business. Who comes to the rescue and greatly improves the fiscal operation of the gallery?

4. Irwin was not one of the original artists, but is he chosen to be in the new group?

5. After leaving art school, Irwin spends many months and years in Europe over the course of the next ______ years.

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