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

2. Who sends money to Marco in "The Kepi"?

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

4. Who comes to help Colette and Valentine in "One Evening"?

5. What is the woman in "In the Flower of Age" find disappointing in the man she is dating?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Delia in 'The Rainy Moon" and what is she mourning?

4. What is the man haunted by in "Dawn"?

5. What are adolescents organizing in "April"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Colette's response to one of her friends or acquaintances in the book and examine the significance of her reactions.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the themes depicted by Colette and follow it through one of the stories.

Essay Topic 3

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

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