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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Claude go into one of his rages after Christine leaves?
(a) because he cannot find anything she had put away.
(b) because of the effect she had on him.
(c) because he lost the early morning light to paint by.
(d) because he had not taken advantage of her.

2. Who is the friend now enrolled at the Beaux-Arts?
(a) Fagerolles.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Irma.
(d) Christine.

3. Who does Claude see who pretends he has not seen Claude's painting?
(a) Irma.
(b) Fagerolles.
(c) Mahoudeau.
(d) Dubuche.

4. What strange commission does Claude get from Malgras?
(a) a still life painting of books.
(b) a still life painting of a lobster
(c) a painting of ducks.
(d) a small painting of Christine.

5. How does Christine re-enter Claude's life?
(a) she asks him to pay her for modeling.
(b) they meet accidentally at the Louvre.
(c) she commissions a painting.
(d) she drops by with a thank you gift.

6. 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.

7. Who are the late comers for Sandoz's Thursday soiree?
(a) Ganière and Dubuche.
(b) Malgras and Hugo.
(c) Mahoudeau and Chaîne.
(d) Irma and Christine.

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

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

10. As the novel opens, what is the condition of the weather?
(a) a snow storm.
(b) a dust storm.
(c) a clear, starry night.
(d) a rainstorm.

11. How does Bongrand get rid of Naudet when he comes to buy one of his paintings?
(a) he lies that it is already sold.
(b) he charges twice what Naudet wants to pay.
(c) he pretends to be contageous.
(d) he says that the painting is not finished.

12. What style of art is preferred by the École des Beaux-Arts?
(a) Expressionism.
(b) Cubism.
(c) Impressionism.
(d) Romanticism.

13. Ready to leave, what does the young woman do?
(a) she attempts to clean up the studio.
(b) she offers to cook breakfast.
(c) she begs Claude to escort her to the train station.
(d) she asks Claude for money.

14. Who visits Claude while Christine is hiding behind the screen?
(a) Sandoz and Dubuche.
(b) Mahoudeau and Mathilde.
(c) Jory and Irma.
(d) Chaîne and Pierre.

15. Realizing the people are laughing at his painting, what is Claude's reaction?
(a) he does not care about their reactions.
(b) his old insecurities about his talent return.
(c) he snatches his painting off the wall.
(d) he storms out of the Salon.

Short Answer Questions

1. After renewing his association with Sandoz, what is Claude incessantly talking about?

2. Rejected for the Prix de Rome, what is Fagerolles now painting?

3. What was the occupation of Mahoudeau before he came to Paris?

4. What suggestion does Pierre make to Claude about Christine?

5. What reawakens in Claude and Sandoz with their renewed friendship?

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