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

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

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

4. Why does the performer in "The Starveling" try to save money before returning to Paris?

5. In "The Other Table" how long had the wealthy man seen his love interest for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Colette describe in "Lola"?

4. What does "The Misfit" describe?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Colette's focus on mundane or trivial events and what these minor events or items symbolize.

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