View a FREE sample

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

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

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

4. What is the setting for Chapter 1 of THE LAST OF CHERI?
(a) Cheri and Edmee's home.
(b) Desmond's apartment.
(c) Lea's home.
(d) Madame Peloux's garden.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Lea think that Cheri may be reconsidering his decision to leave?

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

4. Lea reasons that two pastimes she could take up are knitting and _____________.

5. Why has Cheri returned to Lea's home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How do Lea and Cheri finally reunite?

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

9. How does the author use irony at the end of CHERI when Lea tells Cheri to leave?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,041 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample