[A] her paintings are rarely known outside the Nordic world

[B] her paintings have never been on show out of the Nordic world

[C] her paintings have the power to haunt people whoever have seen them

[D] her paintings focus on supernatural elements such as ghosts

2.  Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

[A] "The Convalescent" is in fact a portrait of Schjerbeck in her childhood.

[B] "The Convalescent" is a reflection of Schejerbeck's sentimental childhood.

[C] "The Convalescent" is made as a result of an accident in Schejerbeck's childhood.

[D] "The Convalescent" is featured by the child's stunned, melancholy expression.

3．Schejerbeck chose to live a secluded life mainly because of  ____.

[A] she was exhausted by her teaching job

[B] her personality prefers this kind of style

[C] she could not appreciate the work of the other local painters

[D] her mother's health condition required her to adopt such a life style.

4．Schjerfbeck remained little known outside the Nordic world probably because_____.

[A] she did not make efforts to publicize her works.

[B] she knew that her works would gain worldwide recognition one day.

[C] she only cared about her painting instead of personal fame.

[D] the last thing she was interested in was to have people disturb her

5. We can infer from the passage that the most outstanding characteristics of Schjerfbeck's paintings is_____.

[A] her vivid characterization of common people

[B] her capture of the characters' soul

[C] the melancholy expression of the characters

[D] her unconscious sense of some mysterious elements