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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 Madame Arnaud feel pain in "The Photographer's Wife"?

2. Who does the man in "Monsieur Maurice" ponder hiring?

3. What does the man in "The Murderer" go back to repeatedly?

4. What does Colette think of in "Bygone Springs"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the man in "The Hidden Woman" do instead of going out of town?

2. What does the man in "The Respite" have a respite from?

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

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

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

6. What does the boy in "Sick Child" go back and forth between?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Colette's use of imagery and metaphor in "Uncategorized Stories" including what the images and metaphors represent.

Essay Topic 3

Define juxtaposition and discuss how Colette uses juxtaposition to depict the good and bad in both men and women.

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