The Last Painting of Sara De Vos Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Helen wish to talk to Ellie about the paintings she has analyzed? (from Part Two, Manhattan, September 1958 - Sydney, August 2000)

She has found no anomalies.

She has found anomalies.

She cannot figure out which is authentic and which is the forgery.

She needs a break.

2.

What does the Dutch Women Painters Show bring about with respect to Sara de Vos? (from Part One: Sydney, July 2000 - Part Two: En Route to Sydney, August 2000 )

A long-forgotten official biography from 1678.

A sketchbook with previously forgotten drawings and notes.

A diary of her life.

A newly discovered painting.

3.

Why does Marty believe the painting is cursed? (from Part One: Upper East Side, November 1957 - Upper East Side, May 1958)

No man who has owned the painting has avoided bankruptcy..

No man who has owned the painting has been able to have children.

No man who has owned the painting has had a happy marriage.

No man who has owned the painting has lived past the age of sixty.

4.

What becomes of the last painting of Sara de Vos? (from Part Two: Sydney, August 2000 - Heemstede, Winter 1649/Summer 2000 )

A still-life.

A landscape of Amsterdam in the summer.

An epic battle scene.

A self-portrait.

5.

Why is Ellie so surprised by Marty's requests to advise him in the collecting of paintings and antiques? (from Part Two: Manhattan, September 1958 - Manhattan, October 1958 )

She realizes that he is probably going to have her arrested.

She realizes she wants to marry him.

She believes that his advances are only about sex.

She realizes he is pursuing her romantically.

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