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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the Dead Child painting finally approved for hanging in the Salon?
(a) Fagerolles uses his "charity" vote.
(b) it is considered a real masterpiece at last.
(c) Bongrand demands it.
(d) it is approved by mistake.

2. What are the paintings that repulse Christine in Claude's studio?
(a) the scary themes.
(b) the nude women.
(c) the distorted faces.
(d) the nude men.

3. What does she notice about Claude's Open Air painting?
(a) the nude woman's body looks like hers.
(b) there is no body under the head of a nude woman.
(c) there is no head on the body of a nude woman.
(d) her head has been painted on the body of a nude woman.

4. Why is Christine able to come to Paris from Passy?
(a) she slips out after her employer goes to bed.
(b) she carries the mail for her employer.
(c) she has no contract with her employer.
(d) her employer gives her time off.

5. In spite of opposition, how does Sandoz continue to write?
(a) copying the great literary masters.
(b) honestly and exactly as he feels.
(c) using atrange and unexplained vocabulary.
(d) avoiding any controversial subject.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Claude behave around Christine?

2. Why is Claude told not to bring Christine to the Thursday night dinners?

3. What painting is almost rejected before it is discovered to be one by a famous artist?

4. What is Jory's excuse for not writing about anyone in the group?

5. Why does Claude think his painting of the dead Jacques may be accepted by the Salon committee?

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