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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. What type of behavior does Edmee exhibit at the luncheon that annoys Cheri?

2. What does Edmee do while Cheri sleeps?

3. About whom does Cheri occasionally think?

4. For what is the Pal notable?

5. Madame Peloux knows that Cheri would prefer to be a ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Develop a character study of Lea. What are her physical traits? What motivates her? What are her personal characteristics?

Essay Topic 2

Develop a character study of Madame Peloux. What are her physical traits? What motivates her? What are her personal characteristics?

Essay Topic 3

The nature of evolving roles is an important one in this story. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.

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