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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what topic does Desmond continually ask Cheri?

2. What does Cheri notice one night while walking near Lea's house?

3. Who essentially raised Cheri?

4. How old was Cheri when he began a relationship with Lea?

5. What habit does Cheri have at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in which Cheri finds Edmee going through his personal papers.

2. How does the relationship between Lea and Cheri begin?

3. How did Lea come to know Cheri?

4. Why are Cheri and Edmee at odds over the state of their marriage?

5. What appointment does Lea remind Cheri that he must keep?

6. How does Edmee temper her feelings during the time she and Cheri live at Madame Peloux's?

7. What is the premise for CHERI and THE LAST OF CHERI?

8. What plan does Lea come up with in order to help rid her memory of Cheri?

9. How are Cheri and Lea introduced to the reader in CHERI?

10. Describe the encounter Cheri has with Ernest at Lea's house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Develop a character study of Cheri. What are his physical traits? What motivates him? What are his personal characteristics?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the novella, Cheri commits suicide. Why did Cheri think this was his only option? Why did he kill himself in the Pal's apartment? What is the significance of Cheri being surrounded by pictures of Lea as he dies?

Essay Topic 3

There is much symbolism in this story regarding the pearls. What do the pearls symbolize for Cheri? Explain.

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