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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. How does Ganière drift away from the group of former art revolutionaries?
(a) by spending all his time at concerts.
(b) by practicing the piano many hours a day.
(c) by returning to the classics.
(d) by marrying his old maid music teacher.

2. How has Claude's past prepared him for living in the country?
(a) he returns to the nature walks he once had with Sandoz.
(b) he is just a country boy at heart.
(c) he knows how easy it is to hide in the country.
(d) he remembers the fresh air of the country.

3. What problem do Sandoz and Dubuche have with Claude's Open Air painting?
(a) the fact that the man is only seen from the back.
(b) the clothed man with nude women.
(c) the idea of nude women in the park.
(d) the drabness of the color.

4. What is "varnishing day"?
(a) the day before the Salon opens.
(b) the day they redecorate the Salon.
(c) the day they allow art critics to view the paintings.
(d) the day they frame the paintings.

5. What two agonies does Sandoz mention that Claude is all too familiar with?
(a) time and money.
(b) fame and poverty.
(c) criticism and doubt.
(d) torment and dispair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tragedy strikes the Lantier household one night?

2. What does Claude recognize about the group that still comes together for the Thursday night soirees?

3. What did the boys indulge themselves in during their youth?

4. What do Claude's friends in Paris think is the ideal life for an artist?

5. Who visits Claude while Christine is hiding behind the screen?

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