Diane Arbus: A Biography Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Patricia Bosworth
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Diane Arbus: A Biography Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Patricia Bosworth
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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. From where did the Nemerov family immigrate?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Poland.

2. What about Cheech did Allan resent?
(a) Her immature attitude.
(b) Her loud parties.
(c) Her homeless boyfriend.
(d) Her influence on Diane.

3. Why were Robert Frank's photos appealing to New Yorkers?
(a) He photographed life unfamiliar to them.
(b) He photographed their familiar lives.
(c) He photographed their dream life.
(d) He photographed beautiful people.

4. Despite her artistic talents, where did Cheech live?
(a) The Arbus' guest room.
(b) Her parents' house.
(c) A hotel.
(d) In an abandoned house.

5. By 1958, what was Diane and Allan's marriage like?
(a) They were like brother and sister.
(b) They were the same as always.
(c) They were very close.
(d) They lived separate lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Diane jealous about Alex's and Jane's marriage?

2. What effect did the "call girl scandal" have on the Russek's family?

3. After the affair, how did Diane feel?

4. When Frank Russek arrived in America, with whom did he live?

5. Why did Diane continue to work at Russek's?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was Europe a positive experience for Diane? How?

2. How were Diane and Howard inclined toward art? Who encouraged this?

3. Is there any discrepancy between Bosworth's account of Diane's state of mind between 1970 and 1971? How so?

4. Why, in the early fifties, was it more difficult for Diane to have her work published? Why were magazines more attracted to her work later?

5. What was Diane's genre of photography? Did Diane influence her genre for the future?

6. Did the Nemerov children have a "fairyland" childhood? Why or why not?

7. Was Diane a typical girl of the 1930's?

8. How did Diane and Allan manage to keep their relationship cordial as they grew apart?

9. Is Diane's documentation of the 60's thorough or narrow? How?

10. What piqued Diane's interests in the grotesque?

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