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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Catherine Pozzi undergo an appendectomy?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1902.

2. On what date did a fire break out at the Bazar de la Charite, an annual event organized by the Catholic aristocracy of France, according to the narrative?
(a) July 13, 1919.
(b) June 12, 1889.
(c) May 1, 1901.
(d) May 4, 1897.

3. When did Jules Laforgue die?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1902.

4. Who did Catherine Pozzi marry in 1909?
(a) Walter de la Mare.
(b) James Colombier.
(c) Edmond de Goncourt.
(d) Edouard Bourdet.

5. How is Edmond de Polignac posed in Le Cercle de la rue Royale?
(a) Writing in a book at a desk.
(b) Standing at a table.
(c) Holding a Bible.
(d) Lounging in an armchair.

6. What was Jean Loorain's first novel?
(a) Les Lepillier.
(b) In Search of Lost Time.
(c) Candide.
(d) Les Strange.

7. What term is used to describe a surgery "in which healthy (or only mildly affected) ovaries were removed in order to provoke an artificial menopause and thus cure nervous troubles of various kinds" (140)?
(a) Martinez's Operation.
(b) Battey's Operation.
(c) Roget's Operation.
(d) Turette's Operation.

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

9. Approximately how many people died in the fire at the Bazar de la Charite that is described in the narrative?
(a) 129.
(b) 59.
(c) 79.
(d) 210.

10. Who painted the grand fresco that was 4.40 meters wide and 2.75 meters high at the Broca?
(a) Walter de la Mare.
(b) Georges Clairin.
(c) Edward Vizetelly.
(d) Joris-Karl Huysmans.

11. What was the name of Sarah Bernhardt's pet chimpanzee?
(a) Roger.
(b) Bobo.
(c) Darwin.
(d) Pete.

12. Where was Emma Fischoff born?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Paris.
(c) Florence.
(d) Cannes.

13. Who wrote the opera La Muette de Portici?
(a) Emma Fischoff.
(b) Daniel Auber.
(c) Walter de la Mare.
(d) Marie Colombier.

14. What was the name of the famous racehorse that Emma Fischoff's husband Eugene owned?
(a) Dandolo.
(b) Tolkien.
(c) Rushmore.
(d) Bullet.

15. Under whom did Gille de la Tourette train at the Salpetriere Hospital?
(a) Paul Duval.
(b) Paul Hervieu.
(c) Jean Charcot.
(d) Marie Colombier.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Le Cercle de la rue Royale painted?

2. With what engraver did Jeanne Jacquemin live in Sevres?

3. Who presided over the Bazar de la Charite when it burned, killing many?

4. What did Catherine Pozzi name her pet chihuahua?

5. How old was Mallarme in 1867?

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