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Edmund de Waal
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The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Edmund de Waal
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Proust character was Charles said to be the model for?
(a) Potter.
(b) Janus.
(c) Alex.
(d) Swann.

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

3. What was the name of the artist that Charles wrote about?
(a) Peter Piper.
(b) Thomas Mann.
(c) Albert Durer.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

4. What sport did the Jewish students take up to counter anti-Semitic feeling?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Karate.
(c) Kickboxing.
(d) Fencing.

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

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

7. What was the name of the man that Charles brought his netsukes from?
(a) Dreyfus.
(b) Sichel.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Swann.

8. What was the name of the area in Paris the Ephrussi family moved to?
(a) Le Novo.
(b) Le Westend.
(c) Le Fink.
(d) Le Eastend.

9. What was Charles' nickname?
(a) Cheeky Charlie.
(b) Fox Trotter.
(c) Dancing Dave.
(d) Waltzing Boy.

10. What was considered a Jewish sin?
(a) Marrying a gentile.
(b) Making money from money.
(c) Reading the New Testament.
(d) Living in a Ghetto.

11. What rumors are going around about Charles at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) He Jewish.
(b) He is an antisemite.
(c) He is bisexual.
(d) He is homosexual.

12. What was the name of the prison Dreyfus was sent to live in solitary confinement?
(a) Port Island.
(b) Alcatraz.
(c) Brixton.
(d) Devil's Island.

13. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) So Light, So Soft to the Touch.
(b) A Mahout to Guide Her.
(c) People are so Kind.
(d) A Penny From Heaven.

14. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) Eureka.
(b) A Box of Children's Sweets.
(c) Examining the Japnese.
(d) Thoughful Ponderings.

15. Why was Freud once called a dirty Jew on a train?
(a) He opened a window.
(b) He kissed a gentile woman.
(c) He ate a sandwich in a train carriage.
(d) He spilled his coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which famous painting is Charles depicted?

2. What kind of art did Louise and Charles have a shared passion for?

3. Whose work did Renoir call Jew Art?

4. What is Edmund"s occupation?

5. Where did Charles find Jules a job?

(see the answer keys)

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