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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 133 - 183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Dr. Pozzi's right hand in the painting by Sargent?
(a) On his head.
(b) On his hip.
(c) On his chest.
(d) Holding a glass.

2. At least how many duels took place in Paris between 1895 and 1905?
(a) 50.
(b) 300.
(c) 250.
(d) 150.

3. When did John Singer Sargent send Dr. Pozzi at Home to the Royal Academy in London?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1902.

4. Who was the count among the three men who are described visiting London in 1885?
(a) Edmond de Goncourt.
(b) Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac.
(c) Edmond de Polignac.
(d) Edward Burne-Jones.

5. When did Reinwald publish Samuel Pozzi and Rene Benoit's translation of Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1874.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Emma Fischoff born?

2. When did Catherine Pozzi undergo an appendectomy?

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

4. What was the name of Samuel Pozzi's mother?

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

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