considered “semi-abstract” because even though they
( 35 )depict recognizable images and objects, the paintings
don’t present those images in a very detailed or realistic
way.
Rather, the colors and shapes in her paintings
are often so reduced and simplified that they begin to
( 40 )take on a life of their own, independent of the real-life
objects from which they are taken.
- Which of the following best tells what this passage is about?
(A) O’Keeffe was the best painter of her generation.
(B) O’Keeffe was a distinctive modern American painter.
(C) O’Keeffe liked to paint only what was familiar to her.
(D) O’Keeffe never developed fully as an abstract artist.
(E) O’Keeffe used colors and shapes that are too reduced and simple.
- Which of the following is not mentioned as an influence on O’Keeffe’s paintings?
(F) her rural upbringing
(G) her life in the west
(H) the work of Mexican artists
(J) the appearance of the natural landscape
(K) animal and plant forms
- The passage suggests that Stieglitz contributed to O’Keeffe’s career by
(A) bringing her work to a wider audience.
(B) supporting her financially for many years.
(C) inspiring her to paint natural forms.
(D) suggesting that she study the work of European artists.
(E) requesting that she accompany him to New Mexico.
- Which of the following is most similar to O’Keeffe’s relationship with nature?
