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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 are the Salon committee's reactions to Claude's Dead Child painting?
(a) positive or skeptical.
(b) disgust or pity.
(c) shock or amusement.
(d) excited or indifferent.

2. What ironic switch in attitude occurs when Christine finally agrees to go in public with Claude?
(a) now he worries that they will run into her employer.
(b) now he worries that he has no money.
(c) now he worries they will run into his friends.
(d) now he worries that they will run into Irma.

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

4. What does she notice about Claude's Open Air painting?
(a) her head has been painted on the body of a nude woman.
(b) there is no body under the head of a nude woman.
(c) there is no head on the body of a nude woman.
(d) the nude woman's body looks like hers.

5. How does Bongrand get rid of Naudet when he comes to buy one of his paintings?
(a) he pretends to be contageous.
(b) he lies that it is already sold.
(c) he says that the painting is not finished.
(d) he charges twice what Naudet wants to pay.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Irma become angry with Claude during a visit to his studio?

3. How is the Dead Child painting finally approved for hanging in the Salon?

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

(see the answer key)

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