Further Reading 2 Scene4

Maud Lewis did not want to be famous, but word of her pretty paintings spread far from her Nova Scotia home, leading ___________.

• - a) Locals to stop buying her paintings

• - b) People to appreciate her art

• - c) Visitors to avoid her paintings

People began to buy paintings from Maud, the friendly but very shy artist, even when ___________.

•    - a) The paintings were extremely expensive

• - b) The paintings were not very appealing

• - c) Works were hardly finished and still wet

Visitors to Marshalltown bought Maud's paintings because they were famous.

• True

• False

Choose the best title for paragraph7.

• Maud's Last Goodbye: Legacy of Joyful Art

• Maud's Struggles and Success: Art in the Face of Challenges

• Maud's House Gets Famous: Visitors and Paintings

Maud attracted much attention with newspaper and magazine articles written about her, which led to ___________.

•    - a) A decrease in orders for her paintings

•    - b) More people wanting to buy her paintings

•    - c) No change in interest in her paintings

The number of orders for paintings got larger and larger, making it difficult for Maud to ___________.

• - a) Slow down her painting pace

•    - b) Keep up with the demand

•    - c) Stop painting altogether

When Maud was 67, her health condition became very serious, leading to ___________.

•    - a) An improvement in her health

•    - b) No change in her health

•    - c) Her passing away in 1970

Maud's health condition improved as she continued to paint.

• True

• False

Choose the best title for paragraph8.

• Maud's Last Goodbye: Legacy of Joyful Art

• Maud's Struggles and Success: Art in the Face of Challenges

• Maud's House Gets Famous: Visitors and Paintings

The joy that she captured in every painting lives on, creating a ___________.

• - a) Lasting impact on art history

•    - b) Sense of melancholy

•    - c) Temporary wave of happiness