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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cheri notice one night while walking near Lea's house?
(a) The house has been vacated.
(b) A light is on in the house.
(c) The house is being remodeled.
(d) The house has been demolished.

2. What does Cheri accuse Edmee of trying to find in his personal items?
(a) Love letters.
(b) Desk key.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Bank notes.

3. How old is Lea at the beginning of the story?
(a) 49.
(b) 16.
(c) 32.
(d) 21.

4. What about Cheri is particularly frustrating for Edmee at this point?
(a) His unending purchases to add to his wardrobe.
(b) His inordinate amount of time spent with his mother.
(c) His sulky behavior when she is around.
(d) His unending changes to the construction and decor of their home.

5. By what other name is Lea known?
(a) Leonie Vallon.
(b) Leontyne Valmont.
(c) Lea Vavul.
(d) Cheri Vallon.

6. In what area of her home does Madame Peloux host lunch?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The garden.
(c) The botanical wing.
(d) The breezeway.

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

8. How can Cheri's attentions toward Lea be characterized?
(a) Constant.
(b) Random.
(c) Non-existent.
(d) Half-hearted.

9. How does Cheri behave when he sees Edmee wearing the pearl necklace?
(a) He stomps out of the room.
(b) He refuses any romantic overtures.
(c) He rips the necklace from her body.
(d) He slaps her.

10. What does Lea think is the antidote for driving away the memory of Cheri?
(a) Drinking lots of wine.
(b) An elaborate dinner party.
(c) Buying a new house.
(d) A change of scenery.

11. Lea informs Madame Peloux of her departure but reveals ________________.
(a) No traveling companion.
(b) No destination.
(c) No return date.
(d) No departure date.

12. Who is the main character?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Cheri.
(c) Chanteuse.
(d) Lea.

13. Lea has never had a man so beautiful or so _________________ as Cheri.
(a) Secretive.
(b) Gullible.
(c) Innocent.
(d) Charming.

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

15. Who is Lea's concierge?
(a) Easton.
(b) Edward.
(c) Ernest.
(d) Ellis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the girl that Cheri's mother hopes he will marry?

2. What instructions does Cheri overhear Ernest giving to a porter?

3. Where did Lea and Cheri first kiss?

4. Who essentially raised Cheri?

5. What is the format of CHERI and THE LAST OF CHERI?

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