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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can Charles not get rid of while in Parisian society?
(a) His shyness.
(b) His nervous tick.
(c) His accent.
(d) His British currency.

2. In which city did Jules become a successful business man?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Paris.

3. What is a vitrine?
(a) A glass cabinet.
(b) An alcoholic drink.
(c) A pair of tweezers.
(d) A netsuke polish.

4. What was the occupation of Jules Laforgue?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A poet.
(c) A novelist.
(d) A lawyer.

5. Which of Charles' engravings does Edmund wonder if visitors to his house saw?
(a) The Nuovo Rebeccani.
(b) The lit de parade
(c) The English Patient.
(d) The uno la.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 3?

2. What does the author call an art?

3. In which city does Hotel Ephrussi have its counterpart?

4. What was Charles' nickname?

5. What were the golden serving dishes shaped like?

(see the answer key)

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