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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What self imposed time limit has Claude put on finishing his painting called Open Air?
(a) six weeks.
(b) nine months.
(c) six months.
(d) one year.

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

3. What is Pierre Sandoz's vocation?
(a) he is a musician composing new music.
(b) he is a sculptor doing garden gnomes.
(c) he is a mathematician who loves art.
(d) he is a writer aspiring to sell his first novel.

4. What does Claude think about the young woman standing on his doorstep at night?
(a) he thinks she's a trollop.
(b) he thinks she is insane.
(c) he thinks she is beautiful.
(d) he thinks she is looking for work.

5. As the novel opens, what is the condition of the weather?
(a) a clear, starry night.
(b) a dust storm.
(c) a snow storm.
(d) a rainstorm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ironic switch in attitude occurs when Christine finally agrees to go in public with Claude?

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

3. Why does Claude go into one of his rages after Christine leaves?

4. Which of Claude's friends do he and Christine see in the street?

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

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