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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. What was Wyeth's message in "Weatherside"?

2. In "Dam Breast" painted in 1970, Wyeth was drawn in by a _______________________.

3. In what state was the scene in "Marsh Hawk" located?

4. What was particularly hard for Wyeth to capture in "Snow Flurries"?

5. What did Wyeth do with the 1967 painting, "Room After Room", featuring Christina Olson.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did "The Trophy" show some of Karl Kuerner's hidden nature?

2. How did the painting, "Distant Thunder" evolve for Wyeth?

3. What is so essentially representative of Maine about the painting, "Incoming Sea"?

4. Why did a woman named Phyllis immediately but the painting, "Slight Breeze" when she saw it?

5. What is it about Wyeth's "Rope and Chains" that juxtaposes innocence and brutality?

6. Why did Wyeth and Betsy keep the painting, "Room After Room" for themselves?

7. What was significant about the time that Wyeth began to paint Siri Erikson in "Siri" in 1970?

8. Why was "Geraniums" one of the most important of the Christina Olson series of paintings?

9. What drew Wyeth in to paint "Buzzard's Glory" but why was he repulsed to the location?

10. What was Wyeth's father's concerns about Wyeth's "Edge of the Field" and what did a critic tell Wyeth's father about his son's work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Helga Testorf. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What were her primary motivations during her life?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Andrew Wyeth. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

Essay Topic 3

Andrew Wyeth was not always happy with the work he created. Name two examples of paintings that were not Wyeth's favorites and explain why he might have been disappointed with them.

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