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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 133 - 183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Liberty and Co. located when it opened in London?
(a) Regent Street.
(b) Carnaby Street.
(c) Oxford Street.
(d) Abbey Road.

2. At what museum did the author first see the painting that inspired this book?
(a) The Whitney Museum of American Art.
(b) The Jeffrey Parks Art Gallery.
(c) The National Portrait Gallery.
(d) The Guggenheim Museum.

3. When was Samuel Pozzi invited to the World's Fair in Chicago as part of the official French delegation?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1899.

4. During what years did Montesquiou share his life with Gabriel Yturri?
(a) 1865-1885.
(b) 1875-1895.
(c) 1885-1905.
(d) 1880-1890.

5. Who fought in a duel with Catulle Mendes in 1901?
(a) Paul Duval.
(b) Georges Vanor.
(c) Hubert Juin.
(d) Edmond de Goncourt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under whom did Gille de la Tourette train at the Salpetriere Hospital?

2. What did Catherine Pozzi name her pet chihuahua?

3. Approximately how many people died in the fire at the Bazar de la Charite that is described in the narrative?

4. On her first outing as a grown-up girl at 14, Catherine Pozzi's father took her to see what opera?

5. When was the new chloroform room inaugurated at Broca for anaesthesizing patients before surgery?

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