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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. What does Claude think about the young woman standing on his doorstep at night?
(a) he thinks she is looking for work.
(b) he thinks she's a trollop.
(c) he thinks she is beautiful.
(d) he thinks she is insane.

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

3. Rejected for the Prix de Rome, what is Fagerolles now painting?
(a) copies of Claude's work.
(b) postcards.
(c) slick, compromising pictures.
(d) houses.

4. Where does Claude go for a cheap lunch?
(a) a hotdog stand.
(b) Pierre's house.
(c) a third rate wine-shop.
(d) the Fruit and Vegetable Shop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Beside the clothed man and the naked women, what are the people criticizing?

2. What does Christine do the morning after she and Claude consummate their love?

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

4. What is Mahoudeau's comment after the sculpture falls apart?

5. What does Sandoz think might be better for true artists?

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