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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. When was Le Cercle de la rue Royale painted?

2. Who was a friend of Dr. Pozzi's and the author of Filrt?

3. When did John Singer Sargent paint Carolus-Duran?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Jeanne Jacquemin?

2. Who was Gustave Flaubert?

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

4. What does Battey's Operation refer to?

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

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

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

8. Who was Georges Clairin?

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

10. What is A Picture of Dorian Gray about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the practice of dueling during the Belle Époque. What were the basic principles of a duel? What were the rules and practices? How many duels took place? Did anyone die from duels?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the medical advances that took place during the Belle Époque. What countries led the world in medical advances? What advances were made? How was Dr. Pozzi a part of those advancements?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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