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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. Which of Claude's friends do he and Christine see in the street?
(a) Irma and Jory.
(b) Mahoudeau and Mathilde.
(c) Chaîne and Pierre.
(d) Sandoz and Dubuche.

2. Now that Sandoz is married, what role does his wife, Henriette, play in the household?
(a) she stays in the kitchen cooking the different dishes.
(b) she sits quietly and says nothing during the meetings.
(c) she supervises the dinners and takes care of Sandoz mother.
(d) she stays upstairs with Sandoz's mother.

3. What two agonies does Sandoz mention that Claude is all too familiar with?
(a) fame and poverty.
(b) time and money.
(c) torment and dispair.
(d) criticism and doubt.

4. What are the Salon committee's reactions to Claude's Dead Child painting?
(a) excited or indifferent.
(b) shock or amusement.
(c) disgust or pity.
(d) positive or skeptical.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that Claude does not know while he waits to see if the Dead Child will be included in the Salon?

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

3. What is Bongrand's lament about art dealers?

4. Why does Christine resist sightseeing in Paris with Claude?

5. What ironic switch in attitude occurs when Christine finally agrees to go in public with Claude?

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