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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 183 - 226.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift did Pozzi receive from Montesquiou in June of 1884?
(a) A pair of gloves.
(b) A traveling bag.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A red coat.

2. Who wrote The Earth and the Biblical Story of Its Creation?
(a) Hubert Juin.
(b) Edmond de Goncourt.
(c) Georges Vanor.
(d) Benjamin Pozzy.

3. When was Within a Budding Grove published?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1909.

4. When was Samuel Pozzi invited to the World's Fair in Chicago as part of the official French delegation?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1899.

5. What transparently autobiographical novella did Catherine Pozzi publish in 1927?
(a) Athena.
(b) The Lovers.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Emma.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author first see in person the painting that inspired this book?

2. Where was Emma Fischoff born?

3. When did Therese Pozzi die?

4. In 1882, Oscar Wilde gave John Singer Sargent a book of poetry by whom?

5. Who wrote Within a Budding Grove?

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