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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Christine pack up everything to return to Paris?
(a) to get herself a job to support Claude.
(b) to live in a warm apartment during the winter.
(c) to put Jacques in a good school.
(d) to save Claude and save her marriage.

2. What distresses Christine when Claude returns home from the Salon?
(a) his attempt to destroy his large unfinished canvas.
(b) his strange and cold manner.
(c) his refusal to take her to the Salon.
(d) his unusually happy manner.

3. 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) he was never successful and now cares for his wife and sickly children.
(c) the pressure of building houses caused him to have a breakdown.
(d) one of his designs became a laughing stock in Paris.

4. How does Ganière drift away from the group of former art revolutionaries?
(a) by returning to the classics.
(b) by marrying his old maid music teacher.
(c) by practicing the piano many hours a day.
(d) by spending all his time at concerts.

5. Why is Christine afraid when she wakes to find Claude not in the bed with her?
(a) she thinks he might be suicidal.
(b) she thinks he is destroying his paintings.
(c) she thinks he is working too hard.
(d) she thinks he might be leaving her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What self imposed time limit has Claude put on finishing his painting called Open Air?

2. Why does Mahoudeau's sculpture fall over?

3. How has Jory stirred up the Paris art scene?

4. Who now has a mansion near Claude's and Christine's cottage?

5. What causes Claude and Pierre to nudge each other in front of the Herbal Shop?

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