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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 problem do Sandoz and Dubuche have with Claude's Open Air painting?
2. How do the young men of the Open Air movement see themselves?
3. How has Jory stirred up the Paris art scene?
4. What reawakens in Claude and Sandoz with their renewed friendship?
5. Rejected for the Prix de Rome, what is Fagerolles now painting?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Naudet shows up at Bongrand's studio, why does he refuse to sell him his paintings?
2. How is Sandoz, the one character besides Claude who remains steadfast to the revolt against romanticism, able to remain steadfast to their revolutionary ideas?
3. How do Christine and Claude react differently to tragedy?
4. How does Claude attempt to make Christine happy once again?
5. Describe how Claude further distances himself from Christine and Jacques.
6. Describe the irony when Christine finally agrees to walk with Claude in public.
7. How does the reader understand that Claude earns a subsistence?
8. Explain how Sandoz maintains his artistic integrity with his novels.
9. What is another evidence of how the Open air group is drifting apart?
10. Describe Claude's behavior after the Salon.
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, The Past Cannot Be Recaptured. Using the things Claude and Sandoz see in the country, the essay should explain Zola's statement, "The past was but the cemetery of our illusions: one simply stubbed one's toes on the gravestones."
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write a critique of the novel. Discuss Zola's style and use of language, giving specific examples. Include the autobiographical nature of Sandoz as Zola himself. Express how you feel about the suspense of the novel and whether it makes you not want to put it down. Conclude with your recommendation for others to read THE MASTERPIECE.
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