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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. When is the laughter the loudest?
(a) when they reach Claude's picture.
(b) when they reach Bongrand's picture.
(c) when they reach Marhoudeau's sculpture.
(d) when they reach Dubuche's architectural drawing.

2. What does Christine not want to discuss with Claude?
(a) their not being married.
(b) the job she left to be with him.
(c) their lovemaking.
(d) the money she keeps hidden from him.

3. Why does Mahoudeau's sculpture fall over?
(a) Chaîne smashes it out of jealousy over Mathilde.
(b) Claude accidentally bumps into it.
(c) an earthquake shakes his studio.
(d) as the room warms, the clay carving melts.

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

5. How does Zola paint Claude Lantier's angst?
(a) by his partying when he should be working.
(b) by his desire to protect his paintings.
(c) by his mood swings over his painting.
(d) by his obsession with time.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the beginnings of the Bohemian lifestyle of Claude and Pierre?

2. What does Bongrand have to say about Fagerolles's painting?

3. What does Mahoudeau tell Claude there is little market for these days?

4. Why does Claude start going out alone to paint leaving Christine in the cottage?

5. How does love win out over practicality?

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