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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following has NOT abandoned Cheri emotionally?
(a) Madame Peloux.
(b) The Pal.
(c) Lea.
(d) Edmee.

2. How does Cheri try to communicate with Lea?
(a) He does not communicate with her in any way.
(b) He sends telegrams.
(c) He sends flowers.
(d) He sends jewelry to her home.

3. Where does Edmee regularly volunteer?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) The elementary school.
(d) The soup kitchen.

4. What type of behavior does Edmee exhibit at the luncheon that annoys Cheri?
(a) Flirtatious.
(b) Obsequious.
(c) Vicarious.
(d) Sullen.

5. What is Edmee doing when Cheri returns home?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Talking on the phone.
(c) Instructing the chef.
(d) Curling her hair.

6. What holiday is being celebrated at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Cheri's birthday.
(b) Easter.
(c) Armistice Day.
(d) Christmas.

7. Aside from Lea's appearance, what makes Cheri sink into an even deeper depression about her?
(a) She is ill and can't manage on her own any longer.
(b) She has lost her house in a fire.
(c) She has lost all her money.
(d) She must have had many lovers since he was with her.

8. What is the one thing about Lea's appearance that pleases Cheri?
(a) She wears glasses.
(b) She has beautiful makeup.
(c) She has her hair styled attractively.
(d) She is wearing pearls.

9. What does Cheri recall as he takes a nightly walk?
(a) Desmond's parties.
(b) World War I.
(c) His childhood home.
(d) Lea's pearls.

10. What is the literary technique the author uses to show that Madame Peloux needs maternal affection not from her but from Lea?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Irony.

11. For what is the Pal notable?
(a) Dying her hair pink.
(b) Entertaining in her opium den.
(c) Wearing men's shoes.
(d) Wearing only purple clothes.

12. Which of the following is NOT true about Lea's appearance when Cheri sees her again?
(a) She is grossly overweight.
(b) She has short hair.
(c) She is stick thin.
(d) She has gray hair.

13. Lea reasons that two pastimes she could take up are knitting and _____________.
(a) Cooking.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Napping.
(d) Playing cards.

14. How can Edmee's demeanor best be characterized now?
(a) Assertive.
(b) Exuberant.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Submissive.

15. Who is a frequent companion of Cheri's on drives in the country?
(a) Lea.
(b) The Pal.
(c) Baroness de La Berche.
(d) Madame Perloux.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cheri is bored by the setting and ___________ of the hospital.

2. How many years has it been since Cheri has seen Lea?

3. What is the literary technique in which Lea's actions do not support her statements about her advancing age?

4. With whom does Edmee work on many charity projects?

5. What is Lea doing when Cheri awakens the next morning?

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