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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 does an old man in the woods offer Claude and Christine?
(a) a place to wait till the train comes.
(b) to give them a ride to the train.
(c) to rent his house in the woods.
(d) some peaches grown in his orchard.

2. What is Chaîne working on while the others visit in Mahoudeau's studio?
(a) cooking a pot of beans.
(b) a picture of the old stove in the studio.
(c) a wood carving of a squirrel.
(d) a portrait of Mathilde.

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

4. How does Claude afford a larger studio to work on his masterpiece?
(a) by drawing from the capital of his inheritance.
(b) by selliing small nude paintings of Christine.
(c) by copying masterpieces of other artists.
(d) by painting murals for rich clients.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What distresses Christine when Claude returns home from the Salon?

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

4. What purchases does Claude make to get started with his painting?

5. How does Irma Bécot get her revenge on Claude?

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