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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 is "varnishing day"?
(a) the day before the Salon opens.
(b) the day they allow art critics to view the paintings.
(c) the day they frame the paintings.
(d) the day they redecorate the Salon.

2. What are the paintings that repulse Christine in Claude's studio?
(a) the scary themes.
(b) the distorted faces.
(c) the nude men.
(d) the nude women.

3. Where does Claude go to find Dubuche, the aspiring architect?
(a) Duquersonnièr's studio.
(b) the École des Beaux-Arts.
(c) Pierre Sandoz's house.
(d) the bistro where they often meet.

4. Who is the journalist who drops in while Pierre and Claude are visiting Mahoudeau and Chaîne?
(a) Mathilde.
(b) Jory.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Irma.

5. What purchases does Claude make to get started with his painting?
(a) new paints and brushes.
(b) new lights and a heater for the studio.
(c) a large frame and seamless canvas.
(d) large paper and new pencils to make his sketches.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Sandoz and Dubuche see in Claude's studio that captures their attention?

3. What did the boys indulge themselves in during their youth?

4. What two agonies does Sandoz mention that Claude is all too familiar with?

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

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