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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mad Mitch respond when Peter asks him what he thinks of his painting?
(a) "Rather ask if I would hang it on my wall."
(b) "It invites me to pour out a bunch of garbage."
(c) "It would clash with my suite."
(d) "It has great movement, brushwork and design."

2. How does the baker look at the girl who comes in for fresh bread in the opening of the story?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Lustfully.
(c) Suspiciously.
(d) Hauntingly.

3. Who is Julian's father-in-law?
(a) Earl Cabott.
(b) Lord Cardwell.
(c) The Prince of Wales.
(d) Lampeth.

4. What does Lampeth say is the reason for the increase in the art market?
(a) The high interest of the wealthy Europeans.
(b) The Americans becoming art conscious after WWII.
(c) The need for investment after WWII.
(d) The revival of the Renaissance.

5. What is Dee doing in Paris?
(a) Visiting her friend, MIke.
(b) Simply enjoying the things that she likes.
(c) Studying art.
(d) Spending the summer with her brother, MIke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Anita to Samantha?

2. How does Peter Usher react to the news that Lampeth gives him at the gallery reception?

3. Who does Lampeth receive a postcard from?

4. What idea came out of the painting contest between Peter and Mad Mitch?

5. Why did Modigliani have to get rid of his paintings?

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