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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 does the author call an art?
(a) House watching.
(b) House sitting.
(c) Autograph hunting.
(d) Star gazing.

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

3. Who does the author think Charles may have bought the netsukes to please?
(a) Emily.
(b) Iggy.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Louise.

4. What does the staircase in the medical insurance office curl up like?
(a) A sleeping python.
(b) A winner's ribbon.
(c) A coil of smoke.
(d) A trail of saliva.

5. Why did people say the Japanese created small artwork?
(a) It is part of their tradition.
(b) They are small people.
(c) They like to wear their artwork as necklaces.
(d) They had to hide from the authorities.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Charles' mistress from?

3. What material were the netsuke rates made from?

4. Where does the author say was the best place to buy Japanese art?

5. Which Proust character was Charles said to be the model for?

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