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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although frequently inspired by what he sees in the country, how does Claude react?
(a) he complains that he has no canvases.
(b) he starts paintings but never finishes them.
(c) he lost his confidence after the Salon.
(d) he procrastinates, although Christine urges him to paint.

2. Why does Christine resist sightseeing in Paris with Claude?
(a) she worries he will take her to a hotel.
(b) she worries she will lose track of time.
(c) she worries she might run into her employer.
(d) she still worries about being out with a man.

3. What does an old man in the woods offer Claude and Christine?
(a) to rent his house in the woods.
(b) a place to wait till the train comes.
(c) to give them a ride to the train.
(d) some peaches grown in his orchard.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Claude's past prepared him for living in the country?

2. Why does Claude go into one of his rages after Christine leaves?

3. Where do Claude and Christine go on a short trip?

4. What do Claude and Christine plan to do?

5. What makes Claude and Sandoz become exasperated with stupidity of the crowd?

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