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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 makes Cheri leave the house immediately after arriving?

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

3. In what season of the year does Cheri leave Lea for the last time?

4. What is the setting for Chapter 1 of THE LAST OF CHERI?

5. Why does Desmond not have time to spend with Cheri anymore?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do Lea and Cheri finally reunite?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the novellas. Why does Colette use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Colette uses more than one iteration on the theme of beauty. Identify at least two themes about beauty in the story. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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