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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. What do Claude and Christine visit after they find an old boat?
(a) an artist colony nearby.
(b) the farms on the other side of the river.
(c) several bridges in the area.
(d) small islands in the river.

2. What is the site that arouses Claude's enthusiasm after failing again to be included in the Salon?
(a) the Eiffel Tower.
(b) the Ile de la Cité.
(c) Cathedral Notre Dame.
(d) ice on the Seine.

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

4. What is the subject of Fagerolles's latest painting?
(a) an actress looking in the mirror.
(b) blue poplars and mauve ground.
(c) a clown on a highwire.
(d) a clothed man and a nude woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Bongrand now only paints what interests him, why can the Beaux-Arts not overlook him?

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

3. What tragedy strikes the Lantier household one night?

4. Why is Christine able to come to Paris from Passy?

5. How does Claude react to Jory's comments about his painting?

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