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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Literature" who is the girl who asks questions of Colette?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her granddaughter.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her goddaughter.

3. What is the name of the woman in "The Victim"?
(a) Rosette.
(b) Marcelle.
(c) Josette.
(d) Valentine.

4. What does Colette's friend in the Cure talk to Colette about?
(a) How to avoid being out of style.
(b) How to get a dog.
(c) How to properly raise a girl.
(d) How to get over a lover.

5. What is the weather like in "Matinee"?
(a) Chilly.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Very cold.
(d) Very warm.

6. Who says that the other has ruined her property?
(a) The little girl's grandmother.
(b) The little girl's sister.
(c) The little girl's godmother.
(d) The little girl's mother.

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

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

9. Who does the girl in "Love" have an affair with?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Richard.
(c) Rene.
(d) Marcel.

10. What does the girl in "My Granddaughter" do in protest?
(a) She cuts her bangs.
(b) She refuses to get out of her bedroom.
(c) She refuses to eat.
(d) She cries without end.

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

12. What kind of stories does the girl like?
(a) Stories without pictures.
(b) Stories without boys.
(c) Stories with pictures.
(d) Stories about princesses.

13. What town does the troupe do in "La Fenice"?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Naples.
(d) Berlin.

14. Who does the woman in "The Circus Horse" perform with?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Colette.
(d) Her daughter.

15. Why does Colette's friend scold her for frequenting a bar in "The Semiramis Bar"?
(a) It is small and bad smelling.
(b) Foreigners go there.
(c) It is for poor people.
(d) It is disreputable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the older woman and the younger man run to in "The Pearls"?

2. What does the title character of "A Hairdresser" talk about?

3. In "The Screen" what does the love interest of the wealthy man do?

4. What country does the troupe do in "La Fenice"?

5. What does Colette describe in "Rites"?

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