The Man in the Red Coat Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 90 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Man in the Red Coat Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 90 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Samuel Pozzi restore the family name to "Pozzi" from "Pozzy"?

2. With what famous actress did Dr. Pozzi have an ongoing affair and friendship?

3. Who wrote the play Love is the Best Medicine?

4. When was Father and Son published?

5. When did Leconte de Lisle die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Des Esseintes tortoise symbolize?

2. Who was Edmond de Goncourt?

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

4. What caused the initial problems between Dr. Pozzi and his wife?

5. Who was Gabriel Yturri?

6. When did the three Frenchmen arrive in London, according to the author's narrative in the opening of the book? Why were they there?

7. Who was Marcel Proust?

8. What is a duel? What is its history?

9. What is an aesthete?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss "dandyism." What was a dandy? How was a dandy different from an aesthete? How were they similar? Who were the most notable dandies at the time?

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