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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event is Edmee hosting when Cheri returns home?
(a) Garden club.
(b) Theatre luncheon.
(c) Card club.
(d) Hospital luncheon.

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

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

4. Why does Desmond not have time to spend with Cheri anymore?
(a) He has a wife and family now.
(b) He has to look for a job.
(c) His girlfriend does not permit it.
(d) His business takes all his time.

5. What time of day is it when Cheri returns once more to Lea's home?
(a) Sunrise.
(b) Noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Sunset.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed between the novellas, CHERI and THE LAST OF CHERI?

2. Who does Cheri decide to visit at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. Where does Edmee regularly volunteer?

4. Why does Edmee spend so much time at the hospital?

5. For how many years have Cheri and Edmee been married at this point?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Cheri doing as THE LAST OF CHERI begins?

2. What does Lea's appearance indicate about her outlook on life now?

3. How does Madame Peloux try to keep Lea away from Cheri after his six-month stay with Desmond?

4. How does the author show the emerging roles of women in post-war society?

5. Why does Desmond grow weary of Cheri's aimless existence?

6. At this point, how long has it been since Cheri has seen Lea?

7. What does Cheri purchase in order to provide some amusement in his life?

8. What is the irony of Madame Peloux's understanding that Cheri needs Lea at this point in his life?

9. How does Cheri's ennui extend to his personal relationships?

10. How do Lea and Cheri finally reunite?

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