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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. 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.

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

3. How much money did the dozen members of the gentlemen's club pay to be included in Le Cercle de la rue Royale?
(a) 500 francs.
(b) 1,000 francs.
(c) 2,000 francs.
(d) 3,000 francs.

4. What musical instrument was Leon Delafosse known for playing?
(a) Violin.
(b) Flute.
(c) Piano.
(d) Harp.

5. On her first outing as a grown-up girl at 14, Catherine Pozzi's father took her to see what opera?
(a) The Magic Flute.
(b) Don Giovanni.
(c) La Boheme.
(d) La Traviata.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Flaubert die?

2. When did Count Robert de Montesquiou arrive in America for a four-city engagement?

3. What was Emma Fischoff's father's profession?

4. With whom did Catherine Pozzi first experience love, according to the author?

5. What is defined in the book as "a collection of holes tied together with string" (101)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Pozzi's grandson Claude Bourdet say of him?

2. Who did Prince Edmond de Polignac marry? How is their marriage characterized?

3. Who was Odilon Redon?

4. Describe the painting Madame X. Who painted it and who is the subject?

5. What did Dr. Pozzi warn his fellow doctors about in his inaugural address as the chair of gynecology?

6. Where was Emma Fischoff born and raised? What was her family like?

7. What painting featuring Prince Edmond de Polignac is presented in the book? How is Polignac posed?

8. How are Catherine Pozzi's journals described?

9. Why did Jean Lorrain attempt drawing Montesquiou into duels? How did Montesquiou respond?

10. What is A Picture of Dorian Gray about?

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