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The Masterpiece Quiz

Émile Zola
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The Masterpiece Quiz

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1)

Who does Claude see who pretends he has not seen Claude's painting? (from Chapter 5)

Fagerolles.
Irma.
Mahoudeau.
Dubuche.
2)

When Christine opens the door of the bedroom, what is Claude doing? (from Chapter 12, Part 1)

he is ripping up his large canvas.
he is drinking cognac and weeping.
he is furiously painting his vision of the Ile de la Cité.
he is scraping off the paint on his large canvas.
3)

What does Christine do the morning after she and Claude consummate their love? (from Chapter 6, Part 1)

she goes to confession.
she returns to Passy and resigns her position.
she lies to her employer that she has a friend coming to Paris.
she sends a letter to her employer that she is ill.
4)

Realizing the people are laughing at his painting, what is Claude's reaction? (from Chapter 5)

his old insecurities about his talent return.
he storms out of the Salon.
he does not care about their reactions.
he snatches his painting off the wall.
5)

What does Christine not want to discuss with Claude? (from Chapter 6, Part 1)

their lovemaking.
the money she keeps hidden from him.
the job she left to be with him.
their not being married.
6)

What does Mahoudeau tell Claude there is little market for these days? (from Chapter 7, Part 1)

Grape Pickers.
angels and saints.
garden sculpture.
large classic statues.
7)

Why is Christine afraid when she wakes to find Claude not in the bed with her? (from Chapter 12, Part 1)

she thinks he might be suicidal.
she thinks he is destroying his paintings.
she thinks he might be leaving her.
she thinks he is working too hard.
8)

When they find her, where is Christine? (from Chapter 12, Part 2)

holding Claude's head in her lap.
posing nude for Claude's painting.
headed for the train station.
lying half dead on the floor.
9)

Why does Christine pack up everything to return to Paris? (from Chapter 6, Part 2)

to live in a warm apartment during the winter.
to put Jacques in a good school.
to get herself a job to support Claude.
to save Claude and save her marriage.
10)

Where do Claude and Christine go on a short trip? (from Chapter 6, Part 1)

to Versailles.
to the countryside and visit an inn called Bennecourt.
to the countryside in Claude's home town.
to the south of France near the sea.
11)

To stay close to Claude and fight her rival, the painting, what does Christine decide to do? (from Chapter 9, Part 1)

discourage Claude by saying it is not good.
be his nude model for the painting.
clean his brushes and make great meals.
take a knife to the painting.
12)

Although Bongrand now only paints what interests him, why can the Beaux-Arts not overlook him? (from Chapter 7, Part 1)

because of his reputation for vengeance.
because of his great popularity.
because of his great contributions of money.
because of his earlier masterpiece.
13)

How has Claude's past prepared him for living in the country? (from Chapter 6, Part 1)

he knows how easy it is to hide in the country.
he remembers the fresh air of the country.
he returns to the nature walks he once had with Sandoz.
he is just a country boy at heart.
14)

What distresses Christine when Claude returns home from the Salon? (from Chapter 10, Part 2)

his unusually happy manner.
his attempt to destroy his large unfinished canvas.
his refusal to take her to the Salon.
his strange and cold manner.
15)

Beside the clothed man and the naked women, what are the people criticizing? (from Chapter 5)

his oddly shaped trees.
his use of the color blue to indicate daylight.
his heavy brush strokes.
his savage color combinations.
16)

What is the wedding ceremony for Claude and Christine like? (from Chapter 8, Part 2)

plain but meaningful.
quick and exciting.
elaborate and joyful.
rushed and without emotion.
17)

What does Sandoz point out to Claude? (from Chapter 10, Part 2)

that no one is laughing at him now.
the many paintings using his open air style.
that the critics are all looking at his painting.
that the Dead Child is the only original thing hanging.
18)

What is Jory's excuse for not writing about anyone in the group? (from Chapter 7, Part 2)

he is waiting to spring them on the public later.
he thinks his endorsement would hurt them.
he is being paid to write only about Beauz-Arts artists.
they are unpopular and he is not writing for his own paper.
19)

What idea does Sandoz have that he thinks might change things for Claude? (from Chapter 11, Part 2)

having another Thursday evening dinner at his house.
taking Claude on a trip to Italy.
throwing a surprise party for Claude and Christine.
writing a novel about a painter like Claude.
20)

When Christine awakes to find Claude gone, where does she find him? (from Chapter 12, Part 2)

hanging from the ladder in front of his painting.
dressing to go out into the cold.
lying in Jacques's small bed.
sitting by the fire drinking wine.
21)

Rejected for the Prix de Rome, what is Fagerolles now painting? (from Chapter 6, Part 2)

postcards.
slick, compromising pictures.
copies of Claude's work.
houses.
22)

What is the site that arouses Claude's enthusiasm after failing again to be included in the Salon? (from Chapter 8, Part 1)

the Ile de la Cité.
ice on the Seine.
Cathedral Notre Dame.
the Eiffel Tower.
23)

How does Claude think Irma has changed? (from Chapter 7, Part 1)

from a common guttersnipe into a "courtesan by Titian."
from a trollop into a lady.
from a possible model into a fat disaster.
from an innocent girl into a weathered hag.
24)

What happens on the wedding night? (from Chapter 8, Part 2)

It is like old times in the country.
Jacques gets sick and Christine has to stay with him.
Claude is unable to make love to Christine.
Christine goes to bed alone and Claude sketches.
25)

How does Claude react to Jory's comments about his painting? (from Chapter 5)

he is aghast.
he is confused.
he is overjoyed.
he is insulted.
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