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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. Who received the first Edmond de Polignac Prize in 1911?

2. When did Edmond de Polignac marry Winnaretta Singer?

3. When did Jules Laforgue die?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Pierre Puvis de Chevannes?

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

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

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

5. Who was Gustave Flaubert?

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

7. Who was Jeanne Jacquemin?

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

9. Who was Charles Baudelaire?

10. What does Battey's Operation refer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Pozzi's marriage to Thérèse Loth-Cazalis. When did they marry? How does the author characterize their marriage? What ultimately led to their separation? How did they live after separating?

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

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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