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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the inspiration for La Femme un Chapeau?
(a) Fernande Picasso
(b) Amelie Matisse
(c) Gertrude Stein
(d) Alice B. Toklas

2. Where was Gertrude's brother living when he learned about Cézanne?
(a) Paris
(b) Baltimore
(c) Florence
(d) London

3. What military position did Alice's great-great-uncle hold?
(a) Colonel
(b) Sergeant
(c) Captain
(d) General

4. Which of these things is not among Alice's hobbies?
(a) Houses
(b) Gardening
(c) Needlework
(d) Archery

5. What author did Alice most admire?
(a) Gertrude Stein
(b) T.S. Eliot
(c) Henry James
(d) Thomas Hardy

6. Gertrude Stein's brother had a fondness for what type of art?
(a) Renaissance
(b) Egyptian
(c) Japanese
(d) Impressionist

7. What was the name of the street where the Steins had an apartment?
(a) Rue de Rivoli
(b) Champs Elysee
(c) Rue de Fleurus
(d) Avenue Champagne

8. Of what comic was Picasso fond?
(a) Marmaduke
(b) Alley Oop
(c) Katzenjammer Kids
(d) Andy Capp

9. What item did Picasso withhold from his wife?
(a) freedom
(b) jewelry
(c) comics
(d) money

10. What was the career choice of Matisse before he discovered painting?
(a) attorney
(b) pharmacist
(c) doctor
(d) architect

11. How does Alice refer to her mother?
(a) Shy
(b) Lonely
(c) Quiet
(d) Boisterous

12. Whose relatives returned to California?
(a) Gertrude Stein's
(b) Charlie Chaplin's
(c) Mr. Toklas'
(d) Napoleon's

13. Alice's grandmother was very fond of __________________.
(a) The ocean
(b) Travel
(c) Sunsets
(d) Music

14. What event caused Alice to lapse with her music?
(a) San Francisco fire
(b) College
(c) Earthquake
(d) Her mother's death

15. Who would supply the lessons to Alice?
(a) Apollinaire
(b) Gertrude
(c) Henri
(d) Fernande

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the cost of the Matisse painting of the woman and the dog?

2. At what age did Alice develop a love of literature?

3. Stein had a weakness for what types of objects?

4. With whom did Alice live?

5. According to Matisse, Gertrude's world was a ________________.

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