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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cheri do instead of returning home the next day?
(a) Buys a new car.
(b) Goes to the track.
(c) Stays with Desmond.
(d) Tries to find Lea.

2. Lea informs Madame Peloux of her departure but reveals ________________.
(a) No traveling companion.
(b) No return date.
(c) No departure date.
(d) No destination.

3. Where do Cheri and Edmee live while their home is being built?
(a) The Ritz Carlton.
(b) Lea's townhouse.
(c) Madame Peloux's home.
(d) The Peloux summer home.

4. How old is Lea at the beginning of the story?
(a) 16.
(b) 32.
(c) 21.
(d) 49.

5. Where is Desmond's apartment located?
(a) The Morris Hotel.
(b) Hotel Champs Elysees.
(c) Hotel Allegro.
(d) Hotel des Tuileries.

6. How does Cheri relate to Edmee?
(a) He has moments when he loves her.
(b) He is crazy about her.
(c) He withholds himself from her.
(d) He won't have anything to do with her.

7. What about Cheri is particularly frustrating for Edmee at this point?
(a) His unending changes to the construction and decor of their home.
(b) His unending purchases to add to his wardrobe.
(c) His inordinate amount of time spent with his mother.
(d) His sulky behavior when she is around.

8. What does Cheri notice one night while walking near Lea's house?
(a) The house has been demolished.
(b) The house has been vacated.
(c) A light is on in the house.
(d) The house is being remodeled.

9. Where do Cheri and Edmee go for their honeymoon?
(a) Italy.
(b) Barbados.
(c) Monte Carlo.
(d) Fiji.

10. Most women are struck by Cheri's ____________.
(a) Charm.
(b) Money.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Beauty.

11. What does Cheri buy for his wife and mother before returning home?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Fur coats.
(c) Theatre tickets.
(d) Jewelry.

12. What nickname does Cheri sometimes call Lea?
(a) Noonoo.
(b) Nonnie.
(c) Nounoune.
(d) No one.

13. Who is the girl that Cheri's mother hopes he will marry?
(a) Emma.
(b) Edith
(c) Esme.
(d) Edmee.

14. What is the name of the street where Lea's house is located?
(a) Rue Petite La Real.
(b) Avenue de Bresson.
(c) Rue de Marseilles.
(d) Avenue Bugeaud.

15. How old is Cheri at the beginning of the story?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 24.
(d) 29.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what matter does Cheri make all the decisions in the marriage?

2. What is the format of CHERI and THE LAST OF CHERI?

3. What is the literary technique in which Lea tells about the past via memories?

4. What meal to Cheri and his mother share upon his return from his honeymoon?

5. Why is Lea so repulsed by the sight of Lili and her young companion?

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