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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. Why is the woman in "The Judge" cross for?

2. How old is the girl that the man in "The Tender Shoot' becomes enamored with?

3. What does the man in "Monsieur Maurice" need to hire?

4. Who does the woman in "The Judge" feel judged by?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are adolescents organizing in "April"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one positive female character described by Colette and why she does not do this at the expense of positive male characters.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Colette's personal background influenced Colette's writing and the subjects of her stories.

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