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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What causes Claude and Pierre to nudge each other in front of the Herbal Shop?
(a) the thin and dark woman staring at them from the shop.
(b) their friend, Mahoudeau, coming out of the shop.
(c) the ugly sculpture of a starving child.
(d) the smell coming from the shop.

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

4. What reawakens in Claude and Sandoz with their renewed friendship?
(a) their need for nature hikes.
(b) their old desire for fame.
(c) their sense of competition.
(d) their old doubts about their work.

5. In spite of opposition, how does Sandoz continue to write?
(a) using atrange and unexplained vocabulary.
(b) copying the great literary masters.
(c) avoiding any controversial subject.
(d) honestly and exactly as he feels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chaîne working on while the others visit in Mahoudeau's studio?

2. Who generally shows up on varnishing day?

3. How does love win out over practicality?

4. What problem do Sandoz and Dubuche have with Claude's Open Air painting?

5. How do Claude's friends react to his latest painting?

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