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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 does Cheri buy to take the edge off his boredom?

2. What is the name of Desmond's new bar?

3. Why does Edmee spend so much time at the hospital?

4. What does Cheri notice about Edmee?

5. For what organization does Edmee host another soiree?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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