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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When it came to writing, what was Stein's passion?
(a) descriptions
(b) sentences
(c) superlatives
(d) verbs

2. What was the cost of the Matisse painting of the woman and the dog?
(a) 250 francs
(b) 500 francs
(c) 1000 francs
(d) 100 francs

3. Gertrude had a large number of photographs depicting what historical event?
(a) San Francisco fire
(b) Civil War
(c) Signing of the Declaration Of Independence
(d) Washington crossing the Delaware

4. Which of these people is not on Alice's list of geniuses?
(a) Clara Schumann
(b) Alfred Whitehead
(c) Gertrude Stein
(d) Pablo Picasso

5. What event preceded the fire?
(a) Tornado
(b) Tsunami
(c) Earthquake
(d) Hailstorm

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the price of Alice's lessons?

2. What nationality was Alice's father?

3. The brother of what famous dancer rented an atelier in the rue de Fleurus?

4. Picasso painted a famous scene with friends gathered around what object?

5. Alice's father said, "if you must do a thing do it _____________."

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Harry Gibb push Stein to publish a big book that people could sink their teeth into?

2. What was the impetus to convince Alice to travel to Europe for the first time?

3. What was the initial purpose for Stein and Toklas to go to London?

4. Why does Stern say Americans are like Spaniards?

5. Why does Gertrude Stein spend two years living in Baltimore?

6. What was referred to as "un petit Luxembourg?"

7. Why did Stein decide to write Toklas' autobiography?

8. Why did Toklas say it was with "infinite relief England came into the war"?

9. Alice remembers a collection of photographs, kept by Gertrude Stein of the Americans the war. Why did these photographs upset Picasso?

10. How did Stein and Toklas resolve their growing need for money?

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