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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Princess regard to be her Mahout?
(a) Henri.
(b) Bonaparte.
(c) Charles.
(d) Jacques.

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

3. What is the name of Louise's new lover?
(a) Peter.
(b) Yannick.
(c) Juan.
(d) Alfonso.

4. What was the name of the party Dr. Karl Lueger founded?
(a) The Green Party.
(b) The Nazi Party.
(c) The Social National Party.
(d) The Christian Social Parts.

5. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) So Light, So Soft to the Touch.
(b) A Penny Store.
(c) The Start of The Super Store.
(d) A Penny For Your Thought.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Charles' engravings does Edmund wonder if visitors to his house saw?

2. What businessman was given the title of King of the Jews?

3. What can Edmund envision Charles wearing as he sits in his yellow armchair?

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

5. Who does the author think Charles may have bought the netsukes to please?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Ringstrasse when it was first built in Vienna.

2. How did the Dreyfus affair change Charles' attitude towards life?

3. How did Charles spend his time in Paris?

4. Why was Odessa an important city for the Jews?

5. What problems were Charles and his relative having at the end of Chapter 20?

6. What was expected of Viktor and his friends?

7. Why does Charles buy a vitrine in Chapter 6?

8. What was Sichel's view of Japan?

9. What does Edmund think was strange about Charles' relationship with the Impressionist painters?

10. Describe Edmund's relative Ignace von Ephrussi.

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