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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irwin feels he got his drive to accomplish from whom?
(a) His mother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

2. It was in whose honor that Irwin wrote the unproduced screenplay The Green and the White?
(a) Joan Tipograph.
(b) Joan Templeman.
(c) Joan Tewkesbury.
(d) Joan Tisch.

3. Although Goldie defends her son's work and is proud of it, she admits she doesn't always ________________ it.
(a) Understand.
(b) Like.
(c) Want to see.
(d) Appreciate.

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

5. His mother, like most other mothers, loved Robert's childhood drawings, but did the family focus on art or visit museums?
(a) Yes, sometimes.
(b) Yes, frequently.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, rarely.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a young teen who loves music, Irwin teaches himself to do what?

2. Although many art critics disagree, Irwin connects his love of what to his later emergence as an artist--especially in the realm of folk art?

3. From what competitions does Irwin average $100 per week in prize money?

4. That Irwin's childhood recollections reside mainly as _____________________ is a clue that his strong connection to the visual was present very early in life.

5. To Irwin and his young male friends, what is the most important thing in life?

(see the answer key)

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