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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Realizing the people are laughing at his painting, what is Claude's reaction?
(a) he snatches his painting off the wall.
(b) he storms out of the Salon.
(c) his old insecurities about his talent return.
(d) he does not care about their reactions.

2. How has Claude's past prepared him for living in the country?
(a) he knows how easy it is to hide in the country.
(b) he returns to the nature walks he once had with Sandoz.
(c) he remembers the fresh air of the country.
(d) he is just a country boy at heart.

3. Who is Mathilde Jabouille?
(a) the fat wife of the skinny herbalist.
(b) the woman Pierre and Claude saw in the herbalist's window.
(c) a wealthy patron ordering a bust of herself.
(d) a common trollop who loves Mahoudeau.

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

5. What does Bongrand say is better than being at the top?
(a) being in the middle.
(b) the slide down the mountain.
(c) being at the beginning.
(d) the journey to the top.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Claude and Christine go on a short trip?

2. Whose painting called The Lunch Party is a slick, commercial imitation of Claude's open air style?

3. What famous artist joins the group at Pierre's house?

4. How does Zola paint Claude Lantier's angst?

5. What is Pierre Sandoz's vocation?

(see the answer key)

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