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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What jewelry does Edmee wear that causes Cheri to become upset?
(a) Diamond earrings.
(b) Sapphire ring.
(c) Jade bracelet.
(d) Pearl necklace.

2. What does Lea think is the antidote for driving away the memory of Cheri?
(a) Drinking lots of wine.
(b) Buying a new house.
(c) An elaborate dinner party.
(d) A change of scenery.

3. What makes Cheri suddenly leave the Pal's apartment?
(a) He gets a migraine.
(b) Pearls around the Pal's neck.
(c) He doesn't do drugs.
(d) Everybody is drunk.

4. One day Cheri takes a walk and finds himself at _______________.
(a) A bar.
(b) A bistro.
(c) Lea's house.
(d) The racetrack.

5. Who is the main character?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Cheri.
(c) Lea.
(d) Chanteuse.

6. For how many years has Lea known Madame Peloux?
(a) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 13.
(d) 40.

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 sulky behavior when she is around.
(c) His unending purchases to add to his wardrobe.
(d) His inordinate amount of time spent with his mother.

8. How old is Lili, the aging courtesan?
(a) 47.
(b) 70.
(c) 50.
(d) 65.

9. How long does Cheri stay at Desmond's?
(a) Nearly six months.
(b) Six days.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) A month.

10. What is Lea's concierge doing as Cheri approaches the house?
(a) Sweeping the porch.
(b) Cleaning the windows.
(c) Polishing the railings.
(d) Watering flowers.

11. Who essentially raised Cheri?
(a) Nuns.
(b) Servants.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Relatives.

12. Which of the following does Cheri reveal to Lea?
(a) Food preferences.
(b) Personal wishes.
(c) Fears.
(d) Longings.

13. With whom does Madame Peloux assume Lea has gone on a trip out of Paris?
(a) Her sister.
(b) A new lover.
(c) No one.
(d) A former lover.

14. What is the literary technique in which Lea tells about the past via memories?
(a) Flashback.
(b) Personification.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Metaphor.

15. Who is Madame Charlotte Peloux?
(a) Cheri's mother?
(b) Cheri's tutor.
(c) Cheri's tailor's wife.
(d) Cheri's driving instructor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe the lives of Lea and Madame Peloux?

2. How old is Cheri at the beginning of the story?

3. Which of the following does Lea NOT do after Cheri leaves?

4. What does Cheri ask Desmond to do for him?

5. What information does Cheri try to extract from Ernest?

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