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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. When did John Singer Sargent paint Carolus-Duran?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1865.

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

3. What did Catherine Pozzi name her pet chihuahua?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Tod.
(d) Pete.

4. With whom did Catherine Pozzi first experience love, according to the author?
(a) Marie Colombier.
(b) Walter de la Mare.
(c) Emma Fischoff.
(d) Audrey Deacon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the painter Felix Ziem from?

2. What was the name of Sarah Bernhardt's pet chimpanzee?

3. What transparently autobiographical novella did Catherine Pozzi publish in 1927?

4. What does the author say bad smells are in the narrative?

5. How is Edmond de Polignac posed in Le Cercle de la rue Royale?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Gustave Moreau?

5. What is A Picture of Dorian Gray about?

6. Who wrote the novella Agnes and what is it about?

7. Who was Pierre Puvis de Chevannes?

8. Who was Gustave Flaubert?

9. What does Battey's Operation refer to?

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

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