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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Claude often see himself artistically?
(a) as the greatest living artist.
(b) as needing more study.
(c) as ahead of his time.
(d) as impotent.

2. 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 buys him a new set of paints.
(c) she removes her clothes and poses nude for Claude.
(d) she urges him to use Irma as a model.

3. Although frequently inspired by what he sees in the country, how does Claude react?
(a) he starts paintings but never finishes them.
(b) he lost his confidence after the Salon.
(c) he procrastinates, although Christine urges him to paint.
(d) he complains that he has no canvases.

4. What was the occupation of Mahoudeau before he came to Paris?
(a) a blacksmith.
(b) a grocer.
(c) a school teacher.
(d) a stone cutter.

5. What are the needs of Jory that Mathilde fulfills so easily?
(a) his sexual addiction and his miserliness.
(b) his poverty and his insecurity.
(c) his limited time and his ignorance.
(d) his ambition and his carelessness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Claude and Pierre to nudge each other in front of the Herbal Shop?

2. What do Claude and Christine visit after they find an old boat?

3. How has Claude's past prepared him for living in the country?

4. Why was Mahoudeau sent to Paris from Plassans?

5. What does Christine do the morning after she and Claude consummate their love?

(see the answer key)

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