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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Mahoudeau sent to Paris from Plassans?
(a) he lost a bet.
(b) he was courting the mayor's daughter.
(c) he was to become an architect.
(d) he won a sculpture contest.

2. While Pierre and Dubuche are in the studio, what does Claude almost do?
(a) destroy his painting.
(b) declare his painting finished.
(c) throw them out.
(d) commit suicide.

3. What do Sandoz and Dubuche see in Claude's studio that captures their attention?
(a) Claude's sketches of Christine.
(b) left over croissants from his breakfast.
(c) a letter from the Salon committee.
(d) small paintings of the Cathedral of Notre Dame.

4. What is Pierre Sandoz's vocation?
(a) he is a writer aspiring to sell his first novel.
(b) he is a mathematician who loves art.
(c) he is a sculptor doing garden gnomes.
(d) he is a musician composing new music.

5. Why does Claude go into one of his rages after Christine leaves?
(a) because he had not taken advantage of her.
(b) because he lost the early morning light to paint by.
(c) because he cannot find anything she had put away.
(d) because of the effect she had on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What style of art is preferred by the École des Beaux-Arts?

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

3. Ready to leave, what does the young woman do?

4. What is Claude thinking about as he walks home late at night?

5. What does the young woman think about the art she sees in the studio?

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