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

2. Who is the friend now enrolled at the Beaux-Arts?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Irma.
(c) Christine.
(d) Fagerolles.

3. Why does Irma become angry with Claude during a visit to his studio?
(a) he rejects her as a nude model.
(b) he rejects her as a lover.
(c) he rejects her as an art critic.
(d) he rejects her as a patron.

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

5. Back in Paris, Claude returns to walking the streets and leaves what up to Christine?
(a) to look for a bigger studio to rent.
(b) to sell his small paintings on the streets.
(c) to find a nanny for Jacques.
(d) to settle into the studio they have rented.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zola paint Claude Lantier's angst?

2. What is the wedding ceremony for Claude and Christine like?

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

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

5. Where does Claude go to find Dubuche, the aspiring architect?

(see the answer key)

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