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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. Where did they throw the bodies of unwanted babies into kilns?

2. About what does Maus think that Qwill is coming to talk to him?

3. What is Mrs. Marron's grandson's name?

4. Why would there be no rats down in the slip tank?

5. What does Rosemary comment in regards to Dan Graham and conversation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What function does lead serve in regards to pottery?

2. What is the hardest thing to make and why?

3. Why does Qwill stop and listen to the gypsy woman? What does she tell Qwill?

4. Why is Qwill upset about having to judge cakes at the Rattlesnake Inn?

5. What is the Graham's loft like?

6. What does Qwill think when Rosemary volunteers to go with him?

7. What is the story involving the other people at the Penniman estate in regards to the suicides?

8. What mistake does Qwill make in reference to potting, and what does that kind of potter do?

9. What is notable about the food at the Rattlesnake Inn?

10. What makes Qwill's grief all the more potent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss public perception of artists. What is the first thing that comes to people's minds when they hear the phrase "a gifted artist?" Suggest reasons for this conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

Define "high art." What is the difference between high and low art? Is there a different level of respect for high artists than low artists? Suggest reasons for this.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the endurance of art and why it is important. What specific kinds of art have lasted throughout the ages, from the stone age forward? Explain your answer and cite references.

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