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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distresses Christine when Claude returns home from the Salon?
(a) his attempt to destroy his large unfinished canvas.
(b) his unusually happy manner.
(c) his refusal to take her to the Salon.
(d) his strange and cold manner.

2. Who visits Claude while Christine is hiding behind the screen?
(a) Mahoudeau and Mathilde.
(b) Jory and Irma.
(c) Chaîne and Pierre.
(d) Sandoz and Dubuche.

3. What works are shown in the Salon des Refusés?
(a) those too good to go in the regular Salon.
(b) those from unknown artists.
(c) those refused for the regular Salon showing.
(d) those eligible for special prizes.

4. Why does Sandoz stay away from Claude for a time?
(a) he and Henriette are having problems.
(b) his novels are not selling now.
(c) he is giving Claude the cold shoulder.
(d) he is grieving for his dead mother.

5. What do Sandoz and Dubuche see in Claude's studio that captures their attention?
(a) Claude's sketches of Christine.
(b) left over croissants from his breakfast.
(c) a letter from the Salon committee.
(d) small paintings of the Cathedral of Notre Dame.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Claude, Pierre, and Jory find sitting at a table making sketches with drops of beer?

2. What does Claude seem to taunt Christine about from gossip he has heard?

3. Although frequently inspired by what he sees in the country, how does Claude react?

4. What is Claude's mistaken idea about Chaîne?

5. Why is Christine able to come to Paris from Passy?

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