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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. Why does Irma become angry with Claude during a visit to his studio?
(a) he rejects her as a lover.
(b) he rejects her as an art critic.
(c) he rejects her as a patron.
(d) he rejects her as a nude model.

2. What are the paintings that repulse Christine in Claude's studio?
(a) the nude men.
(b) the scary themes.
(c) the distorted faces.
(d) the nude women.

3. How does Claude think Irma has changed?
(a) from a possible model into a fat disaster.
(b) from a trollop into a lady.
(c) from a common guttersnipe into a "courtesan by Titian."
(d) from an innocent girl into a weathered hag.

4. How do Claude's friends react to his latest painting?
(a) they think it is too small for a work by Claude.
(b) they look at it but do not comment.
(c) they hail it as a masterpiece.
(d) they want him to offer it to Naudet.

5. How do the young men of the Open Air movement see themselves?
(a) as successful artists.
(b) as conquerors of Paris.
(c) as lost in a wasteland.
(d) as misunderstood prophets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the art dealer who has made a fortune out of buying pieces and manipulating their prices?

2. How is the Dead Child painting finally approved for hanging in the Salon?

3. Where does Claude find Ganière after the dinner at Pierre's house?

4. What does an old man in the woods offer Claude and Christine?

5. To stay close to Claude and fight her rival, the painting, what does Christine decide to do?

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