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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. Why is Claude told not to bring Christine to the Thursday night dinners?
(a) because they are not married.
(b) because they quarrel too much.
(c) because she needs to be with Jacques.
(d) because she is too uncouth.

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

3. 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) Claude's sketches of Christine.
(d) a letter from the Salon committee.

4. What happens when the young woman wakes up?
(a) she slaps Claude's face.
(b) she quickly covers herself.
(c) she asks him to pay her for modelling.
(d) she begins to cry.

5. What does Bongrand have to say about Fagerolles's painting?
(a) it is fit only for a French postcard.
(b) it is pandering to the masses.
(c) it is a shameless copy of Claude's work.
(d) it is little more than a photograph.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chaîne working on while the others visit in Mahoudeau's studio?

2. Why do they return late to Paris?

3. Although Naudet can spot a good deal, how does Claude see him?

4. What does an old man in the woods offer Claude and Christine?

5. How does Claude behave around Christine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the physical evidence that Dubuche has already deserted to the enemy?

2. What is the scene in the the Café Baudequin that adds to the image of defeat for the open air school of thought?

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

4. In what way do some of Claude's friends add to his personal insecurity?

5. Discuss the Salon des Refusés.

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

7. In what way does the reader understand that Claude is first and foremost an artist?

8. How is the neglect of Jacques symbolized?

9. How does the foreshadowed tragedy come to pass?

10. How does Claude hurt Christine deeply with his complaint about her dinner?

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