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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the writer who famously supported Dreyfus?

2. What is Edmund"s occupation?

3. Who does the Princess regard to be her Mahout?

4. What is the title of Chapter 7?

5. What was considered a Jewish sin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence does de Waal to prove Charles was friends with all the great Paris artists of the late 19th century?

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

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

4. How does Edmund describe his family's palais?

5. How does the author describe Proust?

6. Why does Edmund think he has fallen for Charles?

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

8. What were Herr Wessel's teaching methods?

9. What can de Waal envision as he scans Charles' room?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the Dreyfus affair.

1. What was the Dreyfus affair?

2. How was de Waal affected by the Dreyfus affair?

3. What was Emile Zola's role in the Dreyfus affair?

Essay Topic 3

How influential was Jewish culture in Europe at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century? How much did it change European life?

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