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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the performer in 'Moments of Stress" create in Colette?

2. What does the girl find condescending in "Literature"?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Colette find out about the dancer's mother?

4. In "Gitanette" what story does Gitanette tell Colette?

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

6. What happens between Cheri and Lea in "Cheri", "The Return", and "The Pearls"?

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

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

9. What conditions does Colette describe in "The Workroom" and "Matinee"?

10. What does "The Strike, Oh, Lord, the Strike!" describe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare youthful characters with older characters and examine their motivations and conflicts, discussing how Colette describes each.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Colette's use of dialogue in her writing and why she uses dialogue from characters.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Colette's discussion of immorality, prejudices, and principles in "Early Stories."

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