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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 Colette say is different from what the performers are on stage?

3. What does the woman in "Nostalgia" complain about?

4. What is the name of the older married woman in "Cheri"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Other Table" what man does Colette speak of?

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

3. In "If I Had a Daughter" what does Colette find unpleasant?

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

5. How is the tenor described in "The Tenor"?

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

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

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

9. What do the stories in "Dialogues for One Voice" have in common?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Colette's use of imagery and metaphor in "Uncategorized Stories" including what the images and metaphors represent.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the themes depicted by Colette and follow it through one of the stories.

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