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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When is the laughter the loudest?
(a) when they reach Claude's picture.
(b) when they reach Marhoudeau's sculpture.
(c) when they reach Dubuche's architectural drawing.
(d) when they reach Bongrand's picture.

3. What is Chaîne working on while the others visit in Mahoudeau's studio?
(a) a portrait of Mathilde.
(b) a picture of the old stove in the studio.
(c) cooking a pot of beans.
(d) a wood carving of a squirrel.

4. Where does Irma say Fagerolles and Jory grew out of?
(a) the same cabbage patch.
(b) the same mansion in the country.
(c) the same school of ambitious thought.
(d) the same gap in the pavement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christine do just before the deadline to enter a painting at the Salon?

2. What is the subject of Fagerolles's latest painting?

3. Who is the former shepherd from near Plassans whose patron sent him to Paris?

4. How does Claude behave around Christine?

5. How does Zola paint Claude Lantier's angst?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Claude's behavior after a party at Sandoz's house that alarms Christine?

2. How does the behavior of Dubuche foreshadow the deterioration of the Open Air group of young Bohemian artists?

3. Describe the image of Claude, Sandoz, Jory, and Chaîne marching through the streets of Paris.

4. Explain the result of Claude's and Christine's visit to the country.

5. Describe Claude's continuing struggle to be accepted by the art circles in Paris.

6. What is another evidence of how the Open air group is drifting apart?

7. What happens when Sandoz takes Claude back to visit the country where he once lived?

8. How do praise and laughter demonstrate Claude's personal insecurities at the Salon des Refusés?

9. Explain why Christine refuses to go sightseeing with Claude on the streets of Paris.

10. Explain how Claude turns on Christine as the reason his grand painting is not coming together for him.

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