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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 Colette's friend in the Cure talk to Colette about?

2. How much did the friend of the woman Colette talks with in "Gitanette" stole?

3. What does Colette say in response to her friends' scolding her in "The Semiramis Bar"?

4. How does Colette describe the tenor in "The Tenor"?

5. How does Colette end the letter to her friend in "A Letter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "The Halt" describe?

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

3. What does the man accept in "Chouk's Fling"?

4. Why does Valentine scold Colette in "The Semiramis Bar"?

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

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

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

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

9. What practice is described in "Rites"?

10. Who is Charlot in "Clever Dogs"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Take two love affairs described by Colette and compare and contrast the relationships, including why these love affairs are considered dramatic.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Define feminism and determine what character is the best example of a woman despairing over her lack of meaningful work.

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