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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Claude afford a larger studio to work on his masterpiece?
(a) by copying masterpieces of other artists.
(b) by painting murals for rich clients.
(c) by drawing from the capital of his inheritance.
(d) by selliing small nude paintings of Christine.

2. What gift does Christine send Claude just before his opening in the Salon des Refusés?
(a) a pie she baked.
(b) a bouquet of white lilacs.
(c) a book of poetry.
(d) a lock of her hair.

3. Who do Claude, Pierre, and Jory find sitting at a table making sketches with drops of beer?
(a) Christine.
(b) Malgras.
(c) Dubuche.
(d) Fagerolles.

4. What does the young woman think about the art she sees in the studio?
(a) she thinks it is violent.
(b) she thinks it is childish.
(c) she thinks it is romantic.
(d) she thinks it is beautiful.

5. Who are the late comers for Sandoz's Thursday soiree?
(a) Irma and Christine.
(b) Malgras and Hugo.
(c) Ganière and Dubuche.
(d) Mahoudeau and Chaîne.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zola paint Claude Lantier's angst?

2. Why is Claude told not to bring Christine to the Thursday night dinners?

3. What happens when the young woman wakes up?

4. What is the subject of Claude's snow scene?

5. What reawakens in Claude and Sandoz with their renewed friendship?

(see the answer key)

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