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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bongrand do before Claude sees his work hanging in the Salon des Refusés?
(a) he withdraws his own painting.
(b) he gives Claude high praise.
(c) he laughs in Claude's face.
(d) he takes Claude to tea.

2. When was the beginnings of the Bohemian lifestyle of Claude and Pierre?
(a) when they moved to Paris.
(b) during their school days.
(c) after they met Delacroix.
(d) after they were rejected by the École des Beaux-Arts.

3. What does the lusty Jory like about Mahoudeau's sculpture of the Grape Picker?
(a) her ample bosom and thick thighs.
(b) the amount of clay used in the mold.
(c) her feet and hands.
(d) the life-like look of her face.

4. Why were girls not allowed in their group of friends back in the village?
(a) because of their dislike of girls.
(b) because they slept on the ground overnight.
(c) because of their shyness.
(d) because they were in an all boys school.

5. What gift does Christine send Claude just before his opening in the Salon des Refusés?
(a) a pie she baked.
(b) a bouquet of white lilacs.
(c) a lock of her hair.
(d) a book of poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the paintings that repulse Christine in Claude's studio?

2. Who are the late comers for Sandoz's Thursday soiree?

3. How does Claude often see himself artistically?

4. Who is the friend now enrolled at the Beaux-Arts?

5. Realizing the people are laughing at his painting, what is Claude's reaction?

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