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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claude blame Christine for when his painting does not come out the way he wants?
(a) that she makes too much noise in the studio.
(b) that she cannot keep Jacques away.
(c) that she is no longer a good model.
(d) that she keeps changing her position while posing.

2. Why does Claude at first not find his painting of the Dead Child?
(a) it is hung in a hallway.
(b) it is hung in a small room where almost no one goes.
(c) it is hung near the exit in dim light.
(d) it is hung very high over large canvases.

3. Why has Dubuche been exiled to his father-in-law's home in the country?
(a) he was never successful and now cares for his wife and sickly children.
(b) it became clear that he really has no talent for architecture.
(c) the pressure of building houses caused him to have a breakdown.
(d) one of his designs became a laughing stock in Paris.

4. What is the wedding ceremony for Claude and Christine like?
(a) plain but meaningful.
(b) quick and exciting.
(c) elaborate and joyful.
(d) rushed and without emotion.

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

6. Why is Sandoz being successful as a novelist?
(a) he has started turning out traditional prose.
(b) he uses Claude's art on the cover of his books.
(c) he is no longer controversial.
(d) he refuses to change his ideas about modern writing.

7. Why is Christine under so much nervous tension after they get back to Paris?
(a) Claude seldom comes home.
(b) the studio is small and Jacques is often in the way.
(c) too many people come to visit.
(d) she thinks she might be pregnant again.

8. When Sandoz comes to take Claude away from the studio, who do they find as a barker at a carnival?
(a) Chaîne.
(b) Ganière
(c) Mahoudeau.
(d) Dubuche.

9. What happens on the wedding night?
(a) It is like old times in the country.
(b) Jacques gets sick and Christine has to stay with him.
(c) Christine goes to bed alone and Claude sketches.
(d) Claude is unable to make love to Christine.

10. What are the Salon committee's reactions to Claude's Dead Child painting?
(a) disgust or pity.
(b) shock or amusement.
(c) positive or skeptical.
(d) excited or indifferent.

11. After the Salon, how does Claude behave?
(a) he happily shows himself in public.
(b) he throws himself back into his large painting.
(c) he puts on a façade of not caring.
(d) he refuses to see anyone.

12. What tragedy strikes the Lantier household one night?
(a) Christine has a miscarriage.
(b) Jacques dies alone in his bed.
(c) the studio catches on fire.
(d) Claude falls from his scaffolding.

13. How is Claude when he and Sandoz return to Paris and go to a restaurant?
(a) he talks about quitting painting and starting to write.
(b) he is withdrawn and silent during dinner.
(c) he is agitated and angry at how the country has changed.
(d) he is happy and resolved to return to his large canvas.

14. What time does Claude return to his studio home?
(a) about three in the morning.
(b) a week later.
(c) about dawn.
(d) the next day.

15. How does Christine begin to resent Jacques?
(a) hating to part with the extra money for his upkeep.
(b) wishing he would go away.
(c) blaming him for the loss of her virgin body.
(d) being irritated with his demands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What purchases does Claude make to get started with his painting?

2. What breaks the solemn reverie of Sandoz and Bongrand at the cemetery?

3. Who generally shows up on varnishing day?

4. After finally getting Claude back in bed, what happens in Claude's head?

5. What does Sandoz tray to talk Claude out of doing?

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