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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17, 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pose does Charles hold in Manet's painting?
(a) He is kissing the hand of a young lady.
(b) He is sitting with his back to the painter.
(c) He is lying onthe grass smoking.
(d) He is standing up in a boat flexing his muscles.

2. What is the title of Chapter 20?
(a) Life peetering away.
(b) Hail Life as We Know it.
(c) Hail Wein! Heil Berlin!
(d) Frothing at the Mouth.

3. What kind of art did Louise and Charles have a shared passion for?
(a) Russian art.
(b) Chinese art.
(c) Japanese art.
(d) Jewish art.

4. What is Thomas an expert on?
(a) The conflict in Odessa.
(b) The conflict in Caucasus.
(c) The conflict in Berlin.
(d) The conflict in Vienna.

5. What was the name of the cafe that was the meeting point for young writers?
(a) Das Stadt Cafe.
(b) Oxford Cafe.
(c) Pembroke Cafe.
(d) Griensteidl Cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 3?

2. Who is talking to Emmy in the picture in Chapter 17 taken in 1906?

3. What publication does Charles write for?

4. What is the title of Chapter 4?

5. What does the author hope the netsuke will open for him?

(see the answer key)

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