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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Early Stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "The Saleswoman" describe?
(a) Interaction between Colette and another writer.
(b) Interaction between Colette and a policeman.
(c) Interaction between Colette and a store clerk.
(d) Interaction between Colette and a customer.

2. What does Colette say about her friend's adherence to the prejudice and principles of the day?
(a) They made her a paria.
(b) They ruined her.
(c) They made her a good mother.
(d) They made her a better person.

3. What does Colette criticize her friend for?
(a) Her clothing choices.
(b) Her choice of men.
(c) For being immoral and hypocrital.
(d) For being rich and not sharing.

4. What is the letter Collete writes despite criticizing her friend?
(a) Cold.
(b) Flattering.
(c) Appologetic.
(d) Short.

5. What does the maker in the "Corset Maker" talk about?
(a) Women's body types.
(b) Hats.
(c) Fashions in London.
(d) German warmongery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strange clients does the masseuse in "A Masseuse" talk about?

2. What does the younger man miss in "The Pearls"?

3. What does Colette's friend in the Cure talk to Colette about?

4. Why is the girl angry in "My Granddaughter"?

5. What does the younger man try on in "Cheri"?

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