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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 younger man see that makes him depressed in "The Pearls"?
(a) The condition of the North African men.
(b) His ex-wife remarry.
(c) The older woman's age.
(d) The start of World War II.

2. What strange clients does the masseuse in "A Masseuse" talk about?
(a) Military wives.
(b) Christian Scientists.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) Bourgeois.

3. 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 mother.
(d) The little girl's grandmother.

4. Who does the hairdresser in "A Hairdresser" talk with her friends about?
(a) Marie.
(b) Colette.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Andree.

5. What does the masseuse in "A Masseuse" complain about?
(a) Clients that make her come early.
(b) Clients that pay her with checks.
(c) Clients that cancel appointments.
(d) Clients that don't pay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Colette think of her friend's haircut in "Newly Shorn"?

2. Why does Colette's friend scold her for frequenting a bar in "The Semiramis Bar"?

3. Who does the wealthy man sit with in "Chouk's Fling"?

4. In "Literature" what does the girl give her opinion on?

5. In "The Other Table" what is the profession of the wealthy man's love interest?

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