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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. What did Catherine Pozzi name her pet chihuahua?

2. How much money did the dozen members of the gentlemen's club pay to be included in Le Cercle de la rue Royale?

3. Who among the subjects in Le Cercle de la rue Royale won the lottery to own the painting?

4. What musical instrument was Leon Delafosse known for playing?

5. How old was Catherine Pozzi in December of 1903?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What rumors abounded about Sarah Bernhardt's sexuality?

6. Who was Gustave Flaubert?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the French perceptions of the British during the period of the Belle Époque. How did the French perceive British art and literature? How did they view the English morality? What did they esteem about the British?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of sexuality in The Man in the Red Coat. What individuals in this biography are described as likely homosexual? Why? How was homosexuality perceived at this time? What laws banned homosexual acts and how frequently were they invoked?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the British perceptions of the French during the period of the Belle Époque. Did the British consider themselves morally superior or inferior to the French? Why? How was French art perceived in England?

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