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

2. What does Cheri drink while talking to the Pal?
(a) Tea.
(b) Gin.
(c) Soda.
(d) Whiskey.

3. What is the literary technique in which Lea's actions do not support her statements about her advancing age?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Irony.
(d) Foreshadowing.

4. For what organization does Edmee host another soiree?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Museum.
(c) Ballet company.
(d) Library.

5. How does Cheri know that Edmee is going to bed?
(a) She is having chamomile tea.
(b) She is putting on night cream.
(c) She is yawning uncontrollably.
(d) He watches the lights in the house go out.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Cheri in the post-war days?

3. Why does Cheri feel abandoned by Edmee?

4. Which of the following does Lea NOT give up in her life at this point?

5. To whom has Edmee become attracted?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lea respond when Cheri tells her he must return to his wife?

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

3. What is the state of Cheri's mood at the beginning of Chapter 6 in THE LAST OF CHERI?

4. How do Cheri and Lea view each other now?

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

6. What is ironic about the claims Lea makes about her age and the things that she is buying?

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

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

9. How do Lea's pearls, once an object of pleasure for Cheri, now repulse him?

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

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