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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alice's relative raised a regiment for whom?

2. What famous school did Gertrude Stein attend?

3. What was the former occupation of gallery owner, Sagot?

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

5. What was the name of the street where the Steins had an apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the significance of the black renaissance plate?

3. What prompted Max Jacob to dub the early 1900s "the heroic age of Cubism?

4. In 1913, Helene left of the Stein household. What prompted the departure?

5. What event precipitated the Steins move to Vienna?

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

7. Why did it not matter to Gertrude Stein what language her literature was printed in?

8. How had Matisse's life changed since he arrived in Paris?

9. Among the people discussed with Fernande is Germaine Pichot. What is unusual about the wife of the Spanish painter?

10. Gertrude Stein left California when she was 17-years-old. The author describes the writer as having a drastic change of lifestyle when she moved to the East Coast. What was the main change in Gertrude's life at that time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the first things Toklas noticed about the books in Stein's Paris apartment was that none of them was written in French. Even though Stein was fluent in French, she chose to have only English materials in the apartment. Explain Stein's reasons.

Essay Topic 2

Transportation in the early 1900s was not nearly as easy as it is today. However, Stein and her friends traveled often. During the war, travel became quite a bit more difficult but did not stop Stein from moving about from place to place. Examine the issues faced when traveling between countries during war time. Which of these did Stein face? How would it be different today?

Essay Topic 3

Of the people that visited the Paris salon, a great number of them were German or Hungarian. The Hungarians in particular were mad for Stein, her work and her company. What caused the Hungarians to worship Stein? How was Stein's work received in Hungary? How did the Germans view Stein's work?

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