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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who visits Claude while Christine is hiding behind the screen?
(a) Chaîne and Pierre.
(b) Mahoudeau and Mathilde.
(c) Jory and Irma.
(d) Sandoz and Dubuche.

2. Who generally shows up on varnishing day?
(a) the artists whose works are included.
(b) the elite of Paris society.
(c) the riff-raff of Paris.
(d) only the Paris art critics.

3. Who is the journalist who drops in while Pierre and Claude are visiting Mahoudeau and Chaîne?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Mathilde.
(c) Irma.
(d) Jory.

4. Whose painting called The Lunch Party is a slick, commercial imitation of Claude's open air style?
(a) Chaîne
(b) Bongrand.
(c) Fagerolles.
(d) Dubuche.

5. What does Bongrand have to say about Fagerolles's painting?
(a) it is little more than a photograph.
(b) it is fit only for a French postcard.
(c) it is a shameless copy of Claude's work.
(d) it is pandering to the masses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Dubuche been exiled to his father-in-law's home in the country?

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

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

4. How does Claude react to Jory's comments about his painting?

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

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