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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 the bracelet in "The Bracelet" remind the woman of?

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

3. Who owns the countryside inn Colette goes to in "Bella-Vista"?

4. Why does the man in "The Other Wife" start to feel depressed?

5. Who does the man who owns foxes befriend in "The Fox"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Colette remember in "Bygone Spring"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the country doctor in "The Patriarch" experience?

9. What are Clara and Antoinette rivals over in "The Rivals"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine gender roles in the early 20th century and compare it with the roles of men and women today.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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