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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 a customer.
(b) Interaction between Colette and a store clerk.
(c) Interaction between Colette and another writer.
(d) Interaction between Colette and a policeman.

2. What does the girl find condescending in "Literature"?
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Adult literature.
(c) Children's literature.
(d) Love novels.

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

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

5. What kind of stories does the girl in "Literature" think are the best?
(a) Stories with evil women.
(b) Stories that end unhappily.
(c) Stories with heroic dogs.
(d) Stories that end happily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the hairdresser in "A Hairdresser" talk with her friends about?

2. In "Literature" who is the girl who asks questions of Colette?

3. What does the younger man say to the woman that makes her indignant?

4. What does the masseuse in "A Masseuse" complain about?

5. Who is the girl angry with in "My Goddaughter"?

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