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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Gabriel Yturri from?

2. When was Jean Pozzi born?

3. When was A Rebours first translated to English?

4. When did Dr. Pozzi arrive in Paris to study medicine?

5. When did Leconte de Lisle die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was James Abbott McNeill Whistler?

2. What does a dandy refer to?

3. What is the novel A Rebours about?

4. Give a brief bio of Dr. Pozzi. When was he born? When did he die? What was his profession?

5. Who was Gabriel Yturri?

6. What does Des Esseintes tortoise symbolize?

7. Who was Sarah Bernhardt and what role does she play in the narrative?

8. What caused the initial problems between Dr. Pozzi and his wife?

9. Who was Marcel Proust?

10. What does the Belle Époque refer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the novel A Rebours. Why does this novel reappear frequently in The Man with the Red Coat? Who wrote the novel? What is it about?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of family and infidelity in The Man in the Red Coat. How does the author develop these themes through his characterizations? How are they developed through action and setting? What symbols relate to these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author assert that the intimate lives of historical figures are ultimately unknowable? Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?

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