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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Alfy describe Paris after the battle of the Marne?
(a) like an angry tornado
(b) like a blink in time
(c) like a colicky child
(d) like pale absinthe

2. Stein claims that Cubism is a concept that can be attributed to...
(a) Danes
(b) Portuguese
(c) Frenchman
(d) Spaniards

3. Where was Gertrude Stein born?
(a) Maine
(b) Pennsylvania
(c) Vienna
(d) California

4. What about Gertrude impressed Alice?
(a) Worldliness
(b) Her voice
(c) Her short stories
(d) Height

5. How does Alice know if she has met a genius?
(a) She hears a bell ring
(b) Her heart stops for a beat
(c) Her nose itches
(d) Her toes tingle

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the college Gertrude first attended?

2. Who was the guest of honor at Fernande's banquet?

3. How does Alice refer to her mother?

4. Why was Gertrude going to travel to London in the summer?

5. What was the name of Stein's1,000-page book?

(see the answer key)

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