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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. Although Bongrand now only paints what interests him, why can the Beaux-Arts not overlook him?
(a) because of his great contributions of money.
(b) because of his reputation for vengeance.
(c) because of his great popularity.
(d) because of his earlier masterpiece.

2. Why do they return late to Paris?
(a) they miss their train and have to wait for the next one.
(b) they make love and forget the time.
(c) they decide to stay over for the night.
(d) they get lost in the woods and miss their train.

3. What does Christine do the morning after she and Claude consummate their love?
(a) she sends a letter to her employer that she is ill.
(b) she lies to her employer that she has a friend coming to Paris.
(c) she goes to confession.
(d) she returns to Passy and resigns her position.

4. Which of Claude's friends do he and Christine see in the street?
(a) Mahoudeau and Mathilde.
(b) Chaîne and Pierre.
(c) Sandoz and Dubuche.
(d) Irma and Jory.

5. Why does Christine resist sightseeing in Paris with Claude?
(a) she worries he will take her to a hotel.
(b) she still worries about being out with a man.
(c) she worries she will lose track of time.
(d) she worries she might run into her employer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Claude go to find Dubuche, the aspiring architect?

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

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

5. What works are shown in the Salon des Refusés?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the mood at the beginning of the novel.

2. Aside from the poverty of Claude's studio, how does the reader come to understand how poor Claude actually is?

3. What is the occasion when Claude first goes to the Salon to look for his painting?

4. What is the showdown between Christine and the nude woman in Claude's painting?

5. How does the atmosphere of the country begin to change for Claude and Christine?

6. How does the reader know that Christine has been thinking of Claude since the night she spent in his studio?

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

8. How does Zola's novel parallel the realism that Sandoz believes novels should portray?

9. How have the fortunes turned for Irma Bécot?

10. How does Sandoz know that there is trouble brewing as the group of friends go out after the Salon?

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