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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which friends of Claude's show up at the funeral?
(a) only Sandoz and Bongrand.
(b) fifty relatives from Plassans.
(c) all his old friends.
(d) no one.

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

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

4. Who lives directly across from Fagerolles's small but well appointed mansion?
(a) Pierre and Henriette.
(b) Bongrand.
(c) Naudet.
(d) Irma Bécot.

5. What does Claude seem to taunt Christine about from gossip he has heard?
(a) that Mme. Vandaze died and left fortunes to her servants.
(b) that God cursed her with an unnatural child.
(c) that a man was coming to the studio when Claude was away.
(d) that she was too stupid to find a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Christine confront Claude about the nude woman in his painting?

2. Who generally shows up on varnishing day?

3. Why does Mahoudeau's sculpture fall over?

4. Why does Claude at first not find his painting of the Dead Child?

5. What does Sandoz think might be better for true artists?

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