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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mathilde Jabouille?
(a) the fat wife of the skinny herbalist.
(b) a common trollop who loves Mahoudeau.
(c) a wealthy patron ordering a bust of herself.
(d) the woman Pierre and Claude saw in the herbalist's window.

2. How long does Christine stay away after her first return visit to Claude's studio?
(a) several months.
(b) three weeks.
(c) a year.
(d) two days.

3. How does Zola paint Claude Lantier's angst?
(a) by his mood swings over his painting.
(b) by his obsession with time.
(c) by his desire to protect his paintings.
(d) by his partying when he should be working.

4. What was the occupation of Mahoudeau before he came to Paris?
(a) a blacksmith.
(b) a stone cutter.
(c) a school teacher.
(d) a grocer.

5. How does Christine re-enter Claude's life?
(a) she drops by with a thank you gift.
(b) they meet accidentally at the Louvre.
(c) she asks him to pay her for modeling.
(d) she commissions a painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Claude behave around Christine?

2. Who has come to the Salon with Ganière?

3. What is the condition of the clothes the young artists wear?

4. What is Pierre Sandoz's vocation?

5. What self imposed time limit has Claude put on finishing his painting called Open Air?

(see the answer key)

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