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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. What does Christine do the morning after she and Claude consummate their love?
(a) she lies to her employer that she has a friend coming to Paris.
(b) she sends a letter to her employer that she is ill.
(c) she returns to Passy and resigns her position.
(d) she goes to confession.

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

3. Why is Christine able to come to Paris from Passy?
(a) her employer gives her time off.
(b) she carries the mail for her employer.
(c) she has no contract with her employer.
(d) she slips out after her employer goes to bed.

4. What is Pierre Sandoz doing for Claude?
(a) bringing him food when he is broke.
(b) advising him on how to paint.
(c) posing for the man in his painting.
(d) paying his rent on the studio.

5. What do Claude and Christine plan to do?
(a) to leave the city and go live in the country house.
(b) sell nude paintings of Christine to tourists.
(c) form a commune in the country.
(d) open a small shop and give up art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Back in Paris, Claude returns to walking the streets and leaves what up to Christine?

2. What style of art is preferred by the École des Beaux-Arts?

3. What is the subject of Fagerolles's latest painting?

4. How has Claude's past prepared him for living in the country?

5. Where do Claude and Christine go on a short trip?

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