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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Although frequently inspired by what he sees in the country, how does Claude react?
(a) he complains that he has no canvases.
(b) he starts paintings but never finishes them.
(c) he procrastinates, although Christine urges him to paint.
(d) he lost his confidence after the Salon.

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

4. What style of art is preferred by the École des Beaux-Arts?
(a) Cubism.
(b) Impressionism.
(c) Romanticism.
(d) Expressionism.

5. Who is the ugly family walking along with Dubuche?
(a) the family of Duquersonnièr.
(b) the family of Mathilde.
(c) the family of Margaillan, a self-made millionaire.
(d) the family of Dubuche's landlord.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Christine not want to discuss with Claude?

3. Why were girls not allowed in their group of friends back in the village?

4. Why has the herbalist's shop seen better days?

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

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