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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the condition of the clothes the young artists wear?
(a) formal attire even in the daytime.
(b) stuffily overdone.
(c) down at the heel boots and threadbare jackets.
(d) purely rustic country style clothing.

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

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

5. How does Zola describe Irma Bécot?
(a) a young girl being eaten alive by the city of Paris.
(b) an important art critic of the day.
(c) a trollop with the makings of a future Parisian courtesan.
(d) a virginal beauty looking for a husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Claude and Sandoz become exasperated with stupidity of the crowd?

2. What strange commission does Claude get from Malgras?

3. How does love win out over practicality?

4. What does Christine not want to discuss with Claude?

5. Why does Claude suggest that Christine stay with Mme. Vandaze?

(see the answer key)

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