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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. What was the name of the Stein's housekeeper?
(a) Helene
(b) Fernande
(c) Lily
(d) Sabrina
2. What object was often taken to the cinema with Germaine Pichot?
(a) dogs
(b) bottles of wine
(c) armchair
(d) armed bodyguards
3. How does Alice know if she has met a genius?
(a) She hears a bell ring
(b) Her toes tingle
(c) Her nose itches
(d) Her heart stops for a beat
4. What was the name of the street where the Steins had an apartment?
(a) Avenue Champagne
(b) Rue de Fleurus
(c) Rue de Rivoli
(d) Champs Elysee
5. What author did Alice most admire?
(a) T.S. Eliot
(b) Henry James
(c) Gertrude Stein
(d) Thomas Hardy
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose relatives returned to California?
2. Gertrude Stein's brother discovered what unknown artist at Sagot's gallery?
3. At what time of day did Gertrude Stein typically begin to work?
4. What is the English translation of "un coup de foudre?"
5. One of the paintings by Matisse that Stein loved was titled, "La Femme au Chapeau." What is the English translation of "chapeau?"
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Stein and Toklas resolve their growing need for money?
2. Among the people discussed with Fernande is Germaine Pichot. What is unusual about the wife of the Spanish painter?
3. What was the significance of the black renaissance plate?
4. What newspapers did Stein regularly read and why?
5. Describe Gertrude Stein's afternoon ritual.
6. Why does Stern say Americans are like Spaniards?
7. Why did Stein decide to write Toklas' autobiography?
8. Many people, mostly painters and writers, flocked to the Stein apartment. Why was 27 rue de Fleurus so popular?
9. What prompted Gertrude and her brother to split up their art collection?
10. Why is it difficult for Alice to relate to her family's military service?
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