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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. Why was Mahoudeau sent to Paris from Plassans?
(a) he was courting the mayor's daughter.
(b) he won a sculpture contest.
(c) he lost a bet.
(d) he was to become an architect.

2. Why do they return late to Paris?
(a) they miss their train and have to wait for the next one.
(b) they decide to stay over for the night.
(c) they make love and forget the time.
(d) they get lost in the woods and miss their train.

3. What does Sandoz point out to Claude?
(a) that no one is laughing at him now.
(b) that the critics are all looking at his painting.
(c) that the Dead Child is the only original thing hanging.
(d) the many paintings using his open air style.

4. What are the needs of Jory that Mathilde fulfills so easily?
(a) his poverty and his insecurity.
(b) his sexual addiction and his miserliness.
(c) his ambition and his carelessness.
(d) his limited time and his ignorance.

5. Who is the art dealer who has made a fortune out of buying pieces and manipulating their prices?
(a) Naudet.
(b) Jory.
(c) Malgras.
(d) Irma.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Salon, how does Claude behave?

2. How does Claude afford a larger studio to work on his masterpiece?

3. What is Jory's excuse for not writing about anyone in the group?

4. Who has come to the Salon with Ganière?

5. What is it about Claude's use of colors that Christine has difficulty understanding?

(see the answer key)

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