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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Claude and Christine go on a short trip?
(a) to the countryside and visit an inn called Bennecourt.
(b) to the south of France near the sea.
(c) to the countryside in Claude's home town.
(d) to Versailles.

2. How has Jory stirred up the Paris art scene?
(a) by praising the sidewalk artists.
(b) by praising one of Claude's paintings.
(c) by attacking the Studio.
(d) by promoting Italian art.

3. What works are shown in the Salon des Refusés?
(a) those eligible for special prizes.
(b) those too good to go in the regular Salon.
(c) those refused for the regular Salon showing.
(d) those from unknown artists.

4. Although Naudet can spot a good deal, how does Claude see him?
(a) as a leech in the world of art.
(b) as an opportunist who cares little about artists.
(c) as a man who is completely indifferent to good painting.
(d) as a brilliant critic of good art.

5. Why does Sandoz not visit Claude and Christine in the country after August?
(a) he is about to publish his first novel.
(b) he is tired of making the trip.
(c) his mother becomes gravely ill.
(d) he is getting married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the young woman wakes up?

2. What are the needs of Jory that Mathilde fulfills so easily?

3. Why does Christine resist sightseeing in Paris with Claude?

4. How does Bongrand get rid of Naudet when he comes to buy one of his paintings?

5. What is Bongrand's lament about art dealers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Christine turn to Sandoz to help pull Claude out of one of his depressions?

2. What is the scene in the the Café Baudequin that adds to the image of defeat for the open air school of thought?

3. How does the behavior of Dubuche foreshadow the deterioration of the Open Air group of young Bohemian artists?

4. How does Zola show the domestic side of Christine?

5. How does Zola show that the young woman is a proper young lady and not a trollop as Claude suspects?

6. When Naudet shows up at Bongrand's studio, why does he refuse to sell him his paintings?

7. Explain why Christine refuses to go sightseeing with Claude on the streets of Paris.

8. Describe how Claude further distances himself from Christine and Jacques.

9. How does Claude exhibit manic behavior during the night?

10. How has Fagerolles become swallowed up by the commercial world of art?

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