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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. Why is Colette angry at herself for at the end of "Bella-Vista"?
(a) For listening to the advice of the friend who recommended the inn.
(b) For not coming sooner.
(c) For leaving her typewriter at home.
(d) For not taking her husband with her.

2. Where do the two men in "The Fox" walk every day?
(a) Near a canal.
(b) Down the street.
(c) The park.
(d) On the beach.

3. Why does the man in "The Rendezvous" end his relationship with the woman?
(a) He finds her shallow.
(b) He finds her slow moving.
(c) He finds her ugly.
(d) He finds her uninteresting.

4. What does the man use as bandages in "The Rendezvous"?
(a) A dress.
(b) A coat.
(c) A shirt.
(d) A pair of pants.

5. Where does the man Marco had an affair with go after breaking up with her?
(a) To Japan.
(b) His father's estate.
(c) To Paris.
(d) To his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two characters in "The Portrait"?

2. Who is the local man who serves as a guide for the two couples in "The Rendezvous"?

3. What does Colette want in "The Photographer's Wife"?

4. Where does the man in "The Hidden Woman" want his wife to go to?

5. What is Marco making a living doing in "The Kepi"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the hollow nut Colette describes in "The Hollow Nut" symbolize?

2. Who is Marco in "The Kepi"?

3. What are Clara and Antoinette rivals over in "The Rivals"?

4. What does Marco do as a joke and what happens as a result?

5. What is Madame Arnaud forthcoming about in "The Photographer's Wife"?

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

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

8. How is the relationship between two men ruined in "The Fox"?

9. What does Colette discuss in "The Hand"?

10. Why does Bernard end an affair in "The Rendezvous"?

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