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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cheri feel about the world of his wife and mother?
(a) It is cloying.
(b) It is depressing.
(c) It is exuberant.
(d) It is stimulating.

2. What is the literary technique in which Lea tells about the past via memories?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Flashback.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Personification.

3. What drug does the Pal use in her apartment?
(a) Opium.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) LSD.
(d) Marijuana.

4. Where does Cheri go after leaving Lea's house?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) The racetrack.
(c) A bar.
(d) Home.

5. In what year does CHERI begin?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1934.

6. Why is Lea so repulsed by the sight of Lili and her young companion?
(a) She eats with her mouth open.
(b) She is losing her memory.
(c) She has grown quite fat.
(d) She sees her own future in her.

7. How long has Lea been gone on her trip?
(a) A year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six weeks.

8. How does Cheri feel about Lea's trip out of Paris?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Happy.
(c) Confused.
(d) Jealous.

9. How does Lea manage her feelings related to Cheri's upcoming marriage?
(a) She gives him money for the honeymoon.
(b) She is depressed and won't see him.
(c) She helps with the planning.
(d) She feigns indifference.

10. What does Cheri demand from Lea at the beginning of CHERI?
(a) Money.
(b) String of pearls.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Sex.

11. What mode of transportation do Cheri and Desmond utilize during their time together?
(a) Car.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Subway.
(d) Horse and buggy.

12. What is the format of CHERI and THE LAST OF CHERI?
(a) Epic poem.
(b) Biography.
(c) Novella.
(d) Short story.

13. After lunch, what does Madame Peloux do while Lea and Cheri lounge in the garden?
(a) Feigns a nap.
(b) Files her nails.
(c) Drinks champagne.
(d) Reads a book.

14. Where do Cheri and Edmee live while their home is being built?
(a) Madame Peloux's home.
(b) The Ritz Carlton.
(c) Lea's townhouse.
(d) The Peloux summer home.

15. How old was Cheri when he began a relationship with Lea?
(a) 25.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Cheri's attentions toward Lea be characterized?

2. Who is the main character?

3. With whom does Madame Peloux assume Lea has gone on a trip out of Paris?

4. Lea reminds Cheri that he needs to dress to have lunch with whom?

5. How long does Cheri stay at Desmond's?

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