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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. Who were the characters of "The Portrait" in love with?

2. Who wins over the singer in "The Rivals"?

3. What does the bracelet in "The Bracelet" remind the woman of?

4. What does Armande display by walking beside her injured lover according to Colette in "Armande"?

5. Which one of the two couples of "The Rendezvous" is married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Madame Arnaud forthcoming about in "The Photographer's Wife"?

2. What does Colette discuss in "Green Sealing Wax"?

3. What do the women discuss during "Secrets"?

4. What does Marco do as a joke and what happens as a result?

5. What does Colette discuss in "The Hand"?

6. What does Marco's ex-husband send and what does Marco do with the money?

7. How is the relationship between two men ruined in "The Fox"?

8. Why does a man hide out in "The Omelet"?

9. Who is Marco in "The Kepi"?

10. What does the hollow nut Colette describes in "The Hollow Nut" symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine why French author Sidonie Gabrielle Colette focused on female independence.

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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