2. What do Sandoz and Dubuche see in Claude's studio that captures their attention?
(a) Claude's sketches of Christine.
(b) small paintings of the Cathedral of Notre Dame.
(c) a letter from the Salon committee.
(d) left over croissants from his breakfast.

3. What does Christine not want to discuss with Claude?
(a) their lovemaking.
(b) their not being married.
(c) the money she keeps hidden from him.
(d) the job she left to be with him.

4. Although frequently inspired by what he sees in the country, how does Claude react?
(a) he complains that he has no canvases.
(b) he starts paintings but never finishes them.
(c) he lost his confidence after the Salon.
(d) he procrastinates, although Christine urges him to paint.

5. Where does Claude find Ganière after the dinner at Pierre's house?
(a) sitting alone on a park bench.
(b) at their old table in the Café Baudequin.
(c) sleeping under a bridge across the Seine.
(d) walking the street in front of Irma's house.

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

7. How has Claude's past prepared him for living in the country?
(a) he is just a country boy at heart.
(b) he remembers the fresh air of the country.
(c) he returns to the nature walks he once had with Sandoz.
(d) he knows how easy it is to hide in the country.

8. When was the beginnings of the Bohemian lifestyle of Claude and Pierre?
(a) during their school days.
(b) after they were rejected by the Ã‰cole des Beaux-Arts.
(c) after they met Delacroix.
(d) when they moved to Paris.

9. Who has come to the Salon with Ganière?
(a) Christine.
(b) Fagerolles.
(c) Irma Bécot.
(d) Mathilde.

10. Beside the clothed man and the naked women, what are the people criticizing?
(a) his use of the color blue to indicate daylight.
(b) his oddly shaped trees.
(c) his heavy brush strokes.
(d) his savage color combinations.

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

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

13. What problem do Sandoz and Dubuche have with Claude's Open Air painting?
(a) the idea of nude women in the park.
(b) the drabness of the color.
(c) the fact that the man is only seen from the back.
(d) the clothed man with nude women.

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

15. What does the young woman think about the art she sees in the studio?
(a) she thinks it is romantic.
(b) she thinks it is beautiful.
(c) she thinks it is childish.
(d) she thinks it is violent.