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English 19 Public

When Nothing Can Stop You Story

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When Chuck Close was growing up, what was he good at?

history

art

sports

math

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Close had trouble learning in school. So what did he do for his teachers?

he painted to show he cared about their lessons

he brought them apples

he baked them cookies

he cleaned their classrooms

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How did Chuck Close deal with the sadness of his father's death?

drawing

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What did Chuck Close study in college?

art

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Where did Chuck Close move after college to do his artwork?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Paris, France

New York City

London, England

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Was Chuck Close successful with his art?

Yes, galleries were showing his paintings & his art was selling

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What happened in 1988 to Chuck Close?

he had a stroke

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What happened to Chuck Close after his stroke?

he was paralyzed

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What did Chuck Close have to use when he couldn't climb a ladder anymore to paint his huge paintings?

a forklift

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Since Chuck Close couldn't hold his paintbrush after the stroke, how did he paint with a paintbrush?

he strapped a paintbrush to his wrist & used his hands to move the brush

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How did the art critics feel about Chuck Close's artwork after his stroke?

the critics thought his new artwork was even stronger & better than before

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Are Chuck Close's paintings shown in the world's greatest museums?

Yes

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How much are Chuck Close's paintings sold for?

millions of dollars

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What does Chuck Close paint?

animals

faces

trees

flowers

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Close's way of painting is very interesting. He paints thousands of _____.

triangles

circles

diamonds

squares

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What was Christy Brown born with?

cancer

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heart disease

cerebral palsy

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