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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 Emma Fischoff born?

2. Who was the model for the fresco Health Restored to the Sick at the Broca?

3. What was Emma Fischoff's father's profession?

4. Who was Flaubert's favorite living painter in his lifetime?

5. When did Edmond de Goncourt die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Gustave Moreau?

4. Who was Charles Baudelaire?

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

6. What is A Picture of Dorian Gray about?

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

8. How are Catherine Pozzi's journals described?

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

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

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 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

Who was Edmond de Goncourt and why is he important in the narrative? What publications did Edmond de Goncourt publish? Who did he know among the elite circles of France?

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