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

2. When did Catherine Pozzi undergo an appendectomy?

3. What did Catherine Pozzi name her pet chihuahua?

4. How old was Winnaretta Singer when she married Edmond de Polignac?

5. When did Jules Laforgue die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Georges Clairin?

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

4. Who was Jeanne Jacquemin?

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

6. How are Catherine Pozzi's journals described?

7. Who was Pierre Puvis de Chevannes?

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

9. Who was Odilon Redon?

10. What does Battey's Operation refer to?

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 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 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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