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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robert was a ______________ child who could perceive danger and cope with it.
(a) Wild.
(b) Strange.
(c) Happy.
(d) Cautious.

2. As a young teen who loves music, Irwin teaches himself to do what?
(a) Play the piano.
(b) Sing.
(c) Play the guitar.
(d) Dance.

3. Does Robert claim any discomfiture in his youth?
(a) Yes, a great deal.
(b) Yes, some.
(c) Yes, very little.
(d) No.

4. His mother, like most other mothers, loved Robert's childhood drawings, but did the family focus on art or visit museums?
(a) Yes, sometimes.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, rarely.
(d) Yes, frequently.

5. Southern Californians can have instantaneous and intimate conversations with whom?
(a) Friends.
(b) Acquaintances.
(c) Total strangers.
(d) Enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irwin's mother confirms that her son does not like to think of what?

2. Both parents found Robert a ______ to raise.

3. Although many art critics disagree, Irwin connects his love of what to his later emergence as an artist--especially in the realm of folk art?

4. In Goldie's latter years, after Irwin becomes a successful artist, she has a difficult time explaining to her friends that her son is an artist, but not a ___________ artist.

5. The genesis of Irwin's artistry is _____________.

(see the answer key)

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