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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Edmee silently hate Cheri?
(a) For criticizing her charity work.
(b) For being rude to her mother.
(c) For not making more money.
(d) For not loving her.

2. What does Cheri notice about Edmee?
(a) She is even more beautiful than the day he married her.
(b) She has become attracted to another man.
(c) She is morose.
(d) She is pregnant.

3. What does Cheri buy to take the edge off his boredom?
(a) A car.
(b) A winery.
(c) A cigar store.
(d) A race horse.

4. What has Lea been formulating while Cheri slept?
(a) Plans for their life together.
(b) Plans for a new house.
(c) A travel itinerary.
(d) A party invitation list.

5. How does Desmond perceive Cheri to be now?
(a) Exuberant.
(b) Petulant.
(c) Curious.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has it been since Cheri has seen Lea?

2. For what is the Pal notable?

3. For how many years have Cheri and Edmee been married at this point?

4. What is Lea doing when Cheri awakens the next morning?

5. From the window in which room does Lea watch Cheri leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Cheri and Edmee at odds over Edmee's charity work?

2. What does Cheri purchase in order to provide some amusement in his life?

3. How does Cheri's ennui extend to his personal relationships?

4. What is Cheri doing as THE LAST OF CHERI begins?

5. How does the author use irony at the end of CHERI when Lea tells Cheri to leave?

6. How does Madame Peloux try to keep Lea away from Cheri after his six-month stay with Desmond?

7. After spending the night together, how do Lea's and Cheri's views of the relationship differ?

8. Why is Cheri strangely drawn to the pal?

9. How does Lea respond when Cheri tells her he must return to his wife?

10. What does Lea's appearance indicate about her outlook on life now?

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