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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 did John Singer Sargent send Dr. Pozzi at Home to the Royal Academy in London?

2. What is defined in the book as "a collection of holes tied together with string" (101)?

3. Who was Dr. Samuel Pozzi's 1992 biographer?

4. What was Jean Loorain's first novel?

5. Approximately how many people died in the fire at the Bazar de la Charite that is described in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

1. What accolades did Pozzi receive on January 1, 1899?

2. Who was Pierre Puvis de Chevannes?

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

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

5. What is A Picture of Dorian Gray about?

6. What does Battey's Operation refer to?

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

8. Why did Jean Lorrain attempt drawing Montesquiou into duels? How did Montesquiou respond?

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

10. Who was Charles Baudelaire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss "dandyism." What was a dandy? How was a dandy different from an aesthete? How were they similar? Who were the most notable dandies at the time?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the motif of art in The Man in the Red Coat. Why is art important in the era of the Belle Époque? How was it important in the lives of the three main individuals in focus in the book? What style of art did these individuals embrace?

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