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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26, 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman whose Salon Charles visits?
(a) Miss Weaver.
(b) madame Beatrice.
(c) Madame Straus.
(d) Miss Little.

2. Who is heir to the Hapsburg Empire in 1914?
(a) Jan Heckeroth.
(b) Joseph Heller.
(c) Thomas Mann.
(d) Franz Ferdinand.

3. Which famous person found the Ringstrasse enchanting?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Freud.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Proust.

4. Where does the author say was the best place to buy Japanese art?
(a) Japan.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) USA.

5. What was the name of the Monet painting Charles convinced his friend to buy?
(a) Nympheas.
(b) Gazelle.
(c) Roses.
(d) Venus in Furs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the cafe that was the meeting point for young writers?

2. Which country do the Ephrussi go to for their long month away?

3. What country does Gisela go to during the war?

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

5. In which famous painting is Charles depicted?

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