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

2. In order to fill her time, Lea toys with the idea of opening a shop or ____________.

3. What does Cheri recall as he takes a nightly walk?

4. The only things familiar about Lea for Cheri are her eyes and __________.

5. From the window in which room does Lea watch Cheri leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lea and Cheri finally reunite?

2. Why is Cheri so shocked when he finally visits Lea again?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the author's use of point of view in this story. Why did she choose to tell the story from the perspective she did? Cite an example of the point of view used.

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 role of women is a main topic addressed in this story. Explain the theme that extends through all the female characters. What is the presumed role of women in France in the early twentieth century. What about during the post-war years? How did the role of women change?

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