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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. Who were the characters of "The Portrait" in love with?
(a) The same man.
(b) Brothers.
(c) Two British gentlemen.
(d) Two blonde men.

2. Who does Colette imagine in love in "October"?
(a) Two dogs.
(b) Two cats.
(c) Two fishes.
(d) Two birds.

3. Who does the man who owns foxes befriend in "The Fox"?
(a) A man who owns chickens.
(b) A man who owns hunting dogs.
(c) A man who owns ducks.
(d) A man who owns a scorpion.

4. Who does the woman in "The Judge" feel judged by?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her young butler.
(d) Her sister.

5. What is the consequence of the fox's actions in "The Fox"?
(a) The duck dies.
(b) The friendship between the two men is ruined.
(c) The man who owns the fox has to pay the other man.
(d) The fox dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Philippe and Vinca organizing in "April"?

2. Who is in love with Armande in "Armande"?

3. Why is the woman in "The Judge" cross for?

4. Where do the two men in "The Fox" walk every day?

5. Where does the man in "The Burglar" hide when his victim comes home early?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "In the Flower of Age" describe?

2. What does the country doctor in "The Patriarch" experience?

3. How does Maxine become convinced that Armande loves him in "Armande"?

4. What is the man haunted by in "Dawn"?

5. What are adolescents organizing in "April"?

6. What does an aging woman imagine in "The Judge"?

7. What does the man in "The Hidden Woman" do instead of going out of town?

8. What does Colette encourage an older man to do in "The Tender Shoot"?

9. What does Marco's ex-husband send and what does Marco do with the money?

10. What do the women discuss during "Secrets"?

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