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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. On her first outing as a grown-up girl at 14, Catherine Pozzi's father took her to see what opera?
(a) La Traviata.
(b) The Magic Flute.
(c) Don Giovanni.
(d) La Boheme.

2. How old was Winnaretta Singer when she married Edmond de Polignac?
(a) 28.
(b) 32.
(c) 25.
(d) 22.

3. What did Winnaretta Singer's fortune come from?
(a) Sewing machines.
(b) Maple syrup.
(c) Flour.
(d) Oil.

4. Under whom did Gille de la Tourette train at the Salpetriere Hospital?
(a) Paul Duval.
(b) Marie Colombier.
(c) Paul Hervieu.
(d) Jean Charcot.

5. Approximately how many people died in the fire at the Bazar de la Charite that is described in the narrative?
(a) 79.
(b) 59.
(c) 210.
(d) 129.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Jules Laforgue born?

2. When did Dr. Pozzi publish Traite de gynecologie clinique et operatoire?

3. What was Emma Fischoff's birth name?

4. What was the name of the famous racehorse that Emma Fischoff's husband Eugene owned?

5. Who did Catherine Pozzi marry in 1909?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Pierre Puvis de Chevannes?

2. What accolades did Pozzi receive on January 1, 1899?

3. What did Pozzi's grandson Claude Bourdet say of him?

4. What rumors abounded about Sarah Bernhardt's sexuality?

5. What does Battey's Operation refer to?

6. Why did Jean Lorrain attempt drawing Montesquiou into duels? How did Montesquiou respond?

7. Who was Gustave Moreau?

8. Where was Emma Fischoff born and raised? What was her family like?

9. What story is related of Léon Delafosse in the narrative?

10. How are Catherine Pozzi's journals described?

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