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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Claude go for a cheap lunch?
(a) a third rate wine-shop.
(b) Pierre's house.
(c) a hotdog stand.
(d) the Fruit and Vegetable Shop.

2. Where does Claude want to exhibit his painting?
(a) the Luxemburg Museum.
(b) the Louvre.
(c) the Salon at the École des Beaux-Arts.
(d) on the sidewalks of Paris.

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

4. Who is the former shepherd from near Plassans whose patron sent him to Paris?
(a) Chaîne.
(b) Dubuche.
(c) Malgras.
(d) Mahoudeau.

5. What does Claude do the next morning as the young woman sleeps?
(a) he removes the blanket covering her.
(b) he goes out for croisants.
(c) he makes sketches of her lying in the bed.
(d) he wakes her up and sends her away.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Christine fear if Claude escorts her to the station?

3. As the novel opens, what is the condition of the weather?

4. How is Claude received at Duquersonnièr's studio?

5. How does the young woman want to sleep?

(see the answer key)

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