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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 133 - 183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who painted the 1898 portrait of Jean Lorrain that is featured in the book?
(a) Edgar Degas.
(b) Hubert Juin.
(c) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
(d) Antonio de la Gandara.

2. In 1882, Oscar Wilde gave John Singer Sargent a book of poetry by whom?
(a) Marie Colombier.
(b) James Tissot.
(c) Rennell Rodd.
(d) Edgar Degas.

3. How old was Catherine Pozzi in December of 1903?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 26.
(d) 19.

4. Who was Pozzi's cousin that was 20 years his senior and a well-known society doctor whose patients including the ruling family of Napoleon III?
(a) Jean Lorrain.
(b) Edmond de Polignac.
(c) Georges-Charles de Heeckeren.
(d) Alexandre Laboulbene.

5. Who wrote the opera Patience?
(a) Handel.
(b) Puccini.
(c) Gilbert and Sullivan.
(d) Mozart.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Jean Lorrain publish Monsieur de Phocas?

2. When did Edmond de Polignac marry Winnaretta Singer?

3. Who wrote the opera La Muette de Portici?

4. Approximately how many people died in the fire at the Bazar de la Charite that is described in the narrative?

5. What musical instrument was Leon Delafosse known for playing?

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