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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. What does the author say bad smells are in the narrative?
(a) Sad memories.
(b) Signs of warning.
(c) Regrets.
(d) Good reminders.

2. When did Flaubert die?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1900.

3. When was Lorrain's Monsieur de Phobas published?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1895.

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

5. Who presided over the Bazar de la Charite when it burned, killing many?
(a) Edward Vizetelly.
(b) Georges-Charles de Heeckeren.
(c) Walter de la Mare.
(d) The Baron de Mackau.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Jules Laforgue born?

2. Who wrote the opera Patience?

3. Where was Emma Fischoff born?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Gustave Flaubert?

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

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

4. What story is related of Léon Delafosse in the narrative?

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

6. Who was Jeanne Jacquemin?

7. What was the nature of Dr. Pozzi's relationship with Emma Fischoff?

8. Who was Georges Clairin?

9. How does the author describe Prince Edmond de Polignac?

10. Describe the works of Edgar Degas. What was his style?

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