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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Christine do just before the deadline to enter a painting at the Salon?
(a) she poses in a wet sheet for Claude.
(b) she urges him to use Irma as a model.
(c) she removes her clothes and poses nude for Claude.
(d) she buys him a new set of paints.

2. Although Sandoz's novels are selling well, what is happening in literary circles?
(a) he is getting trounced by the critics.
(b) his books are being burned.
(c) he is being praised as the new style novelist.
(d) he is being taken off of library shelves.

3. Although Naudet can spot a good deal, how does Claude see him?
(a) as an opportunist who cares little about artists.
(b) as a leech in the world of art.
(c) as a brilliant critic of good art.
(d) as a man who is completely indifferent to good painting.

4. Who is the art dealer who has made a fortune out of buying pieces and manipulating their prices?
(a) Naudet.
(b) Jory.
(c) Irma.
(d) Malgras.

5. What does Claude recognize about the group that still comes together for the Thursday night soirees?
(a) that it is deteriorating, except for Sandoz.
(b) that they are really helping each other now.
(c) that everyone is a success except him.
(d) that it has more power than before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Claude think his painting of the dead Jacques may be accepted by the Salon committee?

2. In spite of opposition, how does Sandoz continue to write?

3. Who visits Claude while Christine is hiding behind the screen?

4. What is it that Claude does not know while he waits to see if the Dead Child will be included in the Salon?

5. Why is Christine able to come to Paris from Passy?

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