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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 her friend meets her there.
(d) That the owner is kind to her patrons.

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

3. What does the girl in "The Hard Worker" do for a living?
(a) She is a dresser.
(b) She is a hair dresser.
(c) She is a dancer.
(d) She is a singer.

4. In "The Other Table" what is the profession of the wealthy man's love interest?
(a) Music hall hair dresser.
(b) Music hall dresser.
(c) Music hall star.
(d) Music hall small hand.

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

6. In "The Screen" what does the love interest of the wealthy man do?
(a) She leaves him.
(b) She breaks her ankle.
(c) She dies.
(d) She proposes marriage.

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

8. What does Colette's friend long for in "Grape Harvest"?
(a) The days of Napoleon.
(b) The days of the third republic.
(c) The days of feudalism.
(d) The days where women were subserviant.

9. What does Colette buy in "Lola"?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A fish.
(d) A goat.

10. What does Colette say of the cashier in "The Cashier"?
(a) She is talkative.
(b) She is always centerstage.
(c) She is young.
(d) She is almost invisible.

11. What does the title character of "A Hairdresser" talk about?
(a) The latest dress styles.
(b) The latest hairstyles.
(c) The latest hat style.
(d) The latest political news.

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

13. What is the dancer in "Lola" not supposed to have before dancing?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Water.
(c) Food.
(d) Visits.

14. Who is depressed in "A Bad Morning"?
(a) The public.
(b) The dresser.
(c) The performers.
(d) The show producer.

15. In "The Other Table" what is the name of the wealthy man?
(a) Marcel.
(b) Richard.
(c) Rene.
(d) Clouk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town does the troupe do in "La Fenice"?

2. In "The Other Table" what do the wealthy man and his love interest do?

3. What does the woman in "Journey's End" have trouble with?

4. Where does the wealthy man sit in "Chouk's Fling"?

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

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