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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zola paint Claude Lantier's angst?
(a) by his obsession with time.
(b) by his mood swings over his painting.
(c) by his desire to protect his paintings.
(d) by his partying when he should be working.

2. What convinces Claude he still has a vestige of romanticism in his veins?
(a) his love of romantic literature.
(b) his desire to paint for tourists.
(c) his interest in a quaint Paris street.
(d) his desire to see Christine again.

3. Where does Claude go for a cheap lunch?
(a) the Fruit and Vegetable Shop.
(b) a hotdog stand.
(c) a third rate wine-shop.
(d) Pierre's house.

4. Because it is Thursday, what event will take place in the evening?
(a) the meeting of the Salon.
(b) dinner at Pierre's house.
(c) a lecture at the Beaux-Arts.
(d) fireworks on the Seine.

5. What gift does Christine send Claude just before his opening in the Salon des Refusés?
(a) a lock of her hair.
(b) a pie she baked.
(c) a book of poetry.
(d) a bouquet of white lilacs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem do Sandoz and Dubuche have with Claude's Open Air painting?

2. Who has come to the Salon with Ganière?

3. What does Bongrand do before Claude sees his work hanging in the Salon des Refusés?

4. Who is Mathilde Jabouille?

5. Who are the late comers for Sandoz's Thursday soiree?

(see the answer key)

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