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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 is the weather like in "Matinee"?

2. What does Colette say about her friend's adherence to the prejudice and principles of the day?

3. What does Colette buy in "Lola"?

4. Why is Gibriche rude to Colette in "Gibriche"?

5. What does Colette say about the girl in "Love"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Colette worry about in "The Starveling"?

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

3. What happened between Colette and a dancer in "Gibriche"?

4. What does "The Misfit" describe?

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

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

7. What happens with the man's friends in "Chouk Alone"?

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

9. What does "The Halt" describe?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Define the term foreshadowing and discuss how Colette uses foreshadowing in her writing.

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