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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bongrand do before Claude sees his work hanging in the Salon des Refusés?
(a) he withdraws his own painting.
(b) he gives Claude high praise.
(c) he laughs in Claude's face.
(d) he takes Claude to tea.

2. How do the young men of the Open Air movement see themselves?
(a) as conquerors of Paris.
(b) as misunderstood prophets.
(c) as lost in a wasteland.
(d) as successful artists.

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

4. Who are the late comers for Sandoz's Thursday soiree?
(a) Mahoudeau and Chaîne.
(b) Malgras and Hugo.
(c) Ganière and Dubuche.
(d) Irma and Christine.

5. Why has Dubuche been exiled to his father-in-law's home in the country?
(a) it became clear that he really has no talent for architecture.
(b) the pressure of building houses caused him to have a breakdown.
(c) one of his designs became a laughing stock in Paris.
(d) he was never successful and now cares for his wife and sickly children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Claude told not to bring Christine to the Thursday night dinners?

2. Where does Claude want to exhibit his painting?

3. What are the needs of Jory that Mathilde fulfills so easily?

4. Who is the journalist who drops in while Pierre and Claude are visiting Mahoudeau and Chaîne?

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

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