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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the young woman want to sleep?
(a) in her wet clothes sitting up in a chair.
(b) in the bed with Claude.
(c) in her wet clothes on the floor.
(d) sitting up wrapped in a blanket.

2. Ready to leave, what does the young woman do?
(a) she asks Claude for money.
(b) she attempts to clean up the studio.
(c) she offers to cook breakfast.
(d) she begs Claude to escort her to the train station.

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

4. What strange commission does Claude get from Malgras?
(a) a small painting of Christine.
(b) a still life painting of books.
(c) a painting of ducks.
(d) a still life painting of a lobster

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the condition of the clothes the young artists wear?

2. What was the occupation of Mahoudeau before he came to Paris?

3. How has Jory stirred up the Paris art scene?

4. What problem do Sandoz and Dubuche have with Claude's Open Air painting?

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

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