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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. What is the dancer in "Lola" not supposed to have before dancing?

2. What does the character in "The Accompanist" say about her being on stage?

3. How many of his friends does the wealthy man see in the stairs in "Chouk Alone"?

4. Who is depressed in "A Bad Morning"?

5. What does the younger man miss in "The Pearls"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Colette and her goddaughter discuss in "Literature"?

2. Why is the goddaughter unhappy in "My Goddaughter"?

3. In "Gitanette" what story does Gitanette tell Colette?

4. Who does Colette describe in "Lola"?

5. What practice is described in "Rites"?

6. What does "The Halt" describe?

7. What does Colette find out about the dancer's mother?

8. In "The Other Table" what man does Colette speak of?

9. What happens between Cheri and Lea in "Cheri", "The Return", and "The Pearls"?

10. Who does Colette write about in "A Letter" and what criticisms does she give?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how Colette's use of narrative methods benefit her examination of human nature.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Colette's focus on mundane or trivial events and what these minor events or items symbolize.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one positive female character described by Colette and why she does not do this at the expense of positive male characters.

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