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Title: __Van Gogh__ Author: Mike Venezia Genre: Biography

1. What is the author's purpose for writing this book? a. The author's purpose is to inform us. b. The author's purpose is to tell us that Van Gogh is an artist that made great paintings in the pas t.  2. Who is the subject? a. Van Gogh 3. What is the tense of the writing? a. Past Tense 4. How are the events organized? a. The events are in chronological order. 5. What place(s) influenced the subject's life? Why? a. Japanese artwork gallery helped him discover the bright colors he had saw. So that he can have his own colors in his own paintings. b. Paris, France was the place where his brother Theo, was in the business of buying and selling paintings that could help Vincent. c. Holland, where Van Gogh was born, he had lots of other jobs, because the jobs, had him think about being an artist. 6. What event(s) influenced the subject? Why? a. Van Gogh wanted to work things out with Gauguin, but Vincent, cut off his ear because he was angry and upset. b. Vincent sold one or two paintings. But most people weren't into "moving" pictures that Van Gogh made. c. After his paintings were finished, Vincent shot himself. He had died two days later. 7. What person(s) influenced the subject's life? Why? a. The Japanese artwork man inspired him the colorful colors that Van Gogh should use for his paintings. b. Theo, is in the business of selling and buying paintings to show his talent. c. Gauguin made Van Gogh cut off his ear but he had been painting to get over his emotions. 8. How did the subject make a difference in the world? a. His first paintings weren't so great long ago, but now, his paintings are very popular. b. Make his paintings look alive. c. His feelings came out in his paintings. 9. Why would you recommend this book to others? a. It's very good to learn about great artists. b. If you are interested in art, this would be a good book to read. c. His feelings came out in his paintings, to make it look more alive and realistic.