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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 Paul Broca die?

2. Where was Gabriel Yturri from?

3. When did Leconte de Lisle die?

4. At what museum did the author first see the painting that inspired this book?

5. At least how many duels took place in Paris between 1895 and 1905?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give a brief bio of Dr. Pozzi. When was he born? When did he die? What was his profession?

2. Who was Edmond de Goncourt?

3. What is an aesthete?

4. Who was Gabriel Yturri?

5. What is the novel A Rebours about?

6. Who was Marcel Proust?

7. Why was Oscar Wilde put on trial? What was the outcome?

8. Who was Sarah Bernhardt and what role does she play in the narrative?

9. What painting inspired the author to write this book? Why?

10. What does the Belle Époque refer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the medical advances that took place during the Belle Époque. What countries led the world in medical advances? What advances were made? How was Dr. Pozzi a part of those advancements?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the political atmosphere of the Belle Époque. What was the political atmosphere like in England? What was it like in France? What was it like in the U.S.? How would the perceptions of these countries change following the Belle Époque?

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