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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Screen" what does the wealthy man do because of his depression?
(a) He joins the army.
(b) He tries to kill himself.
(c) He goes to an opium den.
(d) He goes to North Africa.

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

3. How old is the woman in "Journey's End"?
(a) 59.
(b) 43.
(c) 46.
(d) 36.

4. Why is the girl angry in "My Granddaughter"?
(a) Her mother bought her an unfashionable pants.
(b) Her mother bought her an unfashionable dress.
(c) Her mother bought her an unfashionable hat.
(d) Her mother bought her an unfashionable shirt.

5. What does the maker in the "Corset Maker" talk about?
(a) German warmongery.
(b) Women's body types.
(c) Hats.
(d) Fashions in London.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the dancer in "After Midnight" like to do?

3. What does the younger man miss in "The Pearls"?

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

5. What does Colette talk about in "In The Boudoir"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the "Grape Harvest" show?

2. What do Colette and her goddaughter discuss in "Literature"?

3. What does Colette think is a kind of freedom for Valentine in "Newly Shorn"?

4. What happened with a young English girl in "Love"?

5. What happened to Josette in "The Victim"?

6. Why does Valentine scold Colette in "The Semiramis Bar"?

7. What happens with dancers according to "The Accompanist"?

8. What does Colette tell a story of in "A Fable: The Tendrils of the Vine"?

9. Why is the goddaughter unhappy in "My Goddaughter"?

10. What does the stage mother complain of in "The Child Prodigy"?

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