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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 Catherine Pozzi meet Paul Valery?

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

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

4. What was Emma Fischoff's birth name?

5. Who presided over the Bazar de la Charite when it burned, killing many?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Charles Baudelaire?

3. Who was Jeanne Jacquemin?

4. Who was Pierre Puvis de Chevannes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the Belle Époque. When and where did this era occur? What does the name mean? What are the principles of the period? How would you define the culture of this era?

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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