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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman in "Nostalgia" complain about?
(a) The performers' attitude towards her.
(b) The stage condition.
(c) Her parts.
(d) Her pay.

2. What does the troupe think of the location in "The Halt"?
(a) It is noisy.
(b) It i small.
(c) It is well lit.
(d) It is picturesque and foreign.

3. What does the younger man say to the woman that makes her indignant?
(a) He is getting married.
(b) He is joining the army.
(c) He is poor.
(d) He is moving to North Africa.

4. What does the performer in "The Misfit" do on stage?
(a) Fight a bear.
(b) Dance with a dog.
(c) Sings Russian songs and dances.
(d) Play the flute.

5. What does the woman in "Journey's End" have trouble with?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her love life.
(c) Her career
(d) Her children.

6. In "The Other Table" who is the wealthy man seeing?
(a) Rosy.
(b) Lulu.
(c) Armande.
(d) Cloe.

7. Where does the wealthy man sit in "Chouk's Fling"?
(a) In a park.
(b) In a theater.
(c) In a restaurant.
(d) In a car.

8. What is the performer in "Moments of Stress"?
(a) A piano player.
(b) A daredevil
(c) A dancer.
(d) A singer.

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

10. What does Colette say about the girl in "Love"?
(a) She is not remarkable in her looks.
(b) She is well dressed.
(c) She is young.
(d) She is beautiful.

11. 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.

12. What does the performer in 'Moments of Stress" create in Colette?
(a) The desire to give away money.
(b) The desire to get far away from the performance.
(c) The desire to perform.
(d) The desire to go to Provence.

13. What is the name of the older married woman in "Cheri"?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Marie.
(c) Lea.
(d) Sophie.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the stage performer in "The Child Prodigy" complaining about?

3. Why does the nightingale begin to sing at night according to Colette in "A Fable: The Tendrils of the Vine"?

4. Who is depressed in "A Bad Morning"?

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

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