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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lusty Jory like about Mahoudeau's sculpture of the Grape Picker?

2. Rejected for the Prix de Rome, what is Fagerolles now painting?

3. What strange commission does Claude get from Malgras?

4. Where does Claude want to exhibit his painting?

5. What does Claude do the next morning as the young woman sleeps?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the pathos of Claude's funeral?

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

5. Explain how Sandoz maintains his artistic integrity with his novels.

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

7. How does Claude attempt to make Christine happy once again?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the topic of Provencal Morality in the 19th century. In the essay points, include (1) public opinion of single women seen in the company of young men, (2) public acceptance of a courtesan but detesting a trollop, (3) double standards for men and women.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the topic of symbolism in painting. Note in your essay that the nude woman in Claude's paintings represented something in his mind that completely went over the heads of the public. Since classic painting and sculpture had represented the nude body for centuries, what was it about Claude's nude figures that caused the public to laugh at his work?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the topic of Belief in the Intelligence of the Public. Point one of the essay should include the various reactions to Claude's Open Air painting. Point two should bring in an example like the reaction of the public to the invention of the airplane. Point three should be a more philosophical evaluation of public opinion in general.

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