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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Varieties of Human Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman in "The Hand" decide to do?
(a) Demand a divorce.
(b) Accept that her husband has horrible hands.
(c) Have him wear gloves.
(d) Paint his hands.

2. Who says that the other has ruined her property?
(a) The little girl's godmother.
(b) The little girl's sister.
(c) The little girl's grandmother.
(d) The little girl's mother.

3. What does Colette say in response to her friends' scolding her in "The Semiramis Bar"?
(a) That she gathers many stories there.
(b) That she likes their special brew.
(c) That the owner is kind to her patrons.
(d) That her friend meets her there.

4. What does Colette think of her friend's haircut in "Newly Shorn"?
(a) That it makes her look older.
(b) That it makes her look younger.
(c) It is a kind of freedom.
(d) It is kind of old fashioned.

5. What does the man in 'Dawn" think about when he is in the country?
(a) That he will never recover from the loss.
(b) That he can get over the loss.
(c) That women will be the downfall of man.
(d) That farms are pretty cheap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the older woman have fond memories of?

2. What does Colette's friend long for in "Grape Harvest"?

3. What does the dancer in "After Midnight" like to do?

4. How does Colette describe the life at the Music Hall?

5. What does Colette say about her friend's adherence to the prejudice and principles of the day?

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