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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 religion did Gussie Saint-Gaudens' parents assume her new husband was based on the nationality of his parents?

2. In 1919, Gussie Saint-Gaudens had what turned into the Saint-Gaudens Memorial?

3. Who was Louis Saint-Gaudens?

4. Why did Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. return to Paris in 1886?

5. For what reason did the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pay for a group of Mormon artists to receive training in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reasons did John Singer Sargent choose to make his home in Paris in 1874?

2. What famous American politician visited Paris in 1878 upon the resignation of Elihu Washburne?

3. Who was Elihu Washburne? Why did he refuse to leave Paris in 1870 when troops began to descend on Paris?

4. What accomplishment did Elihu Washburne's maternal grandfather complete that made Washburne's mother deeply proud of him?

5. Who was Mary Cassatt's most loyal companion? How did she die? How did this impact Cassatt?

6. What was the American Ambulance? Who created it?

7. What type of paintings did John Singer Sargent paint most often?

8. What caused a second exodus out of Paris in 1871?

9. For what reason did General Louis Trochu refuse to allow people to leave Paris during his army's siege of the city?

10. What caused some of the delays with Saint-Gaudens' creation of the Farragut?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following people in an essay using quotes from the book to support your conclusions:

1) Charles Sumner

2) John Sanderson

3) Nathaniel Willis

4) Emma Willard.

Essay Topic 2

What illness did August Saint-Gaudens suffer later in his life? Why did this illness cause Saint-Gaudens to fall into a dark depression? On what works was Saint-Gaudens working at the time? Why did he insist they be bronzed in Paris? Where did Saint-Gaudens move in July of 1900? for what reason? With whom would Saint-Gaudens live out the rest of his life? What was the Paris Saint-Gaudens left behind like? What influence did Paris continue to have on Americans? What influence does Paris have on Americans now?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following themes in an essay, using quotes from the book to support your conclusions:

1) Ambition

2) Art

3) Medicine

4) Relationships.

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