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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. What does the young woman think about the art she sees in the studio?
(a) she thinks it is beautiful.
(b) she thinks it is romantic.
(c) she thinks it is violent.
(d) she thinks it is childish.

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

3. Ready to leave, what does the young woman do?
(a) she attempts to clean up the studio.
(b) she asks Claude for money.
(c) she offers to cook breakfast.
(d) she begs Claude to escort her to the train station.

4. What does Sandoz usually have with him when he goes out?
(a) a box of paints.
(b) a book of poetry.
(c) a sack lunch.
(d) a map of Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What strange commission does Claude get from Malgras?

3. As the novel opens, what is the condition of the weather?

4. Where does Claude go for a cheap lunch?

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

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