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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it at the beginning of THE LAST OF CHERI?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1912.

2. How many years has it been since Cheri has seen Lea?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

3. What does Cheri buy to take the edge off his boredom?
(a) A cigar store.
(b) A car.
(c) A winery.
(d) A race horse.

4. Who does Madame Peloux make an appointment to see?
(a) Lea.
(b) Madame Lili.
(c) Desmond.
(d) Dr. Arnaud.

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

6. Cheri is bored by the setting and ___________ of the hospital.
(a) The smells.
(b) The people.
(c) The flowers.
(d) The routines.

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

8. How does Desmond perceive Cheri to be now?
(a) Curious.
(b) Petulant.
(c) Happy.
(d) Exuberant.

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

10. What does Cheri notice about Edmee?
(a) She has become attracted to another man.
(b) She is morose.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is even more beautiful than the day he married her.

11. Why has Cheri returned to Lea's home?
(a) To tell her that he has returned to her.
(b) To tell her that he and his wife are moving to Italy.
(c) To tell her that his wife is expecting a child.
(d) To tell her he can never see her again.

12. Madame Peloux knows that Cheri would prefer to be a ___________.
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Banker.
(c) Gigolo.
(d) Bartender.

13. Who does Cheri decide to visit at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) The Pal.
(b) Dr. Arnaud.
(c) Lea.
(d) Desmond.

14. What is the name of Desmond's new bar?
(a) Desmond's.
(b) Cheri's.
(c) Lea's.
(d) Sobriete.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Lea been formulating while Cheri slept?

2. What is the setting for Chapter 1 of THE LAST OF CHERI?

3. Which of the characters has achieved true freedom and happiness?

4. What topic does Cheri confront his mother on one night when he is feeling especially irritable?

5. What does Madame Peloux determine is Cheri's real problem that makes him so cranky?

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