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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. What irks Colette during her trip in "Bella-Vista"?

3. Who does Marco start an affair with?

4. What is Armande's love convinced of in "Armande"?

5. What is the man in "The Advice" upset about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Colette's use of dialogue in her writing and why she uses dialogue from characters.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one character and examine the transformation that the character undergoes.

Essay Topic 3

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

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