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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. Lea spends time with Madame Peloux and __________.

2. What does Cheri notice about Edmee?

3. Why does Edmee silently hate Cheri?

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

5. What topic does Cheri confront his mother on one night when he is feeling especially irritable?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Depression takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

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