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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. Which of the following does NOT describe Cheri in the post-war days?
(a) Bored.
(b) Listless.
(c) Ambitious.
(d) Fatigued.

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

3. Who does Cheri meet in a bar a couple weeks after seeing Lea again?
(a) Desmond.
(b) Lea.
(c) The Pal.
(d) Patron.

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

5. What is Lea doing when Cheri awakens the next morning?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Eating breakfast.
(c) Writing at her desk.
(d) Dressing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the literary technique the author uses to show that Madame Peloux needs maternal affection not from her but from Lea?

2. What are Cheri's feelings about Lea in the morning light?

3. What does Cheri drink while talking to the Pal?

4. Why does Cheri feel abandoned by Edmee?

5. What event is Edmee hosting when Cheri returns home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How are Cheri and Edmee at odds over Edmee's charity work?

5. Describe the encounter in which Cheri once again sees the Pal.

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

7. Explain why Cheri feels shut out of his marriage and even alienated from Madame Peloux?

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

9. Why is Cheri strangely drawn to the pal?

10. How do Lea and Cheri finally reunite?

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