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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. In what season of the year does Cheri leave Lea for the last time?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

2. Which of the following does Lea NOT give up in her life at this point?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Manicures.
(c) New lingerie.
(d) Massages.

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

4. What topic does Cheri confront his mother on one night when he is feeling especially irritable?
(a) Encouraging Edmee to take a lover.
(b) Cutting him out of her will.
(c) Her decision to buy a house next to his.
(d) Her and Edmee making financial decisions without consulting him.

5. What has Lea been formulating while Cheri slept?
(a) Plans for their life together.
(b) A party invitation list.
(c) Plans for a new house.
(d) A travel itinerary.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the literary technique in which Lea's actions do not support her statements about her advancing age?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After spending the night together, how do Lea's and Cheri's views of the relationship differ?

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

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

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

8. How many years have passed since the end of CHERI and the beginning of THE LAST OF CHERI?

9. Why does Cheri seem to be so unfocused and listless in his life?

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

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