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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. Where does the man in "The Burglar" hide when his victim comes home early?

2. Who is the young man in "The Advice" trying to leave?

3. What does the victim of the man in 'The Burglar" think the man is in the house for?

4. How old is Colette in "The Kepi"?

5. What makes the painter in "The Landscape" re-think his killing himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Maxine become convinced that Armande loves him in "Armande"?

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

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

5. What does the soldier do in "The Bitch"?

6. What does an aging woman imagine in "The Judge"?

7. Why does the man become jealous in "A Dead End"?

8. What does "In the Flower of Age" describe?

9. What does Colette encourage an older man to do in "The Tender Shoot"?

10. "What happens in the country during "The Watchmen"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what it means to be a bourgeoisie and how Colette describes the bourgeoisie.

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

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

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