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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. Lea has never had a man so beautiful or so _________________ as Cheri.

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

3. How long has Lea's relationship with Cheri lasted?

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

5. Who essentially raised Cheri?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lea and Cheri feel about Cheri's proposed marriage to Edmee?

2. How does Edmee temper her feelings during the time she and Cheri live at Madame Peloux's?

3. Describe some of the interpersonal dynamics in Madame Peloux's house while Cheri and Edmee live there.

4. How does the relationship between Lea and Cheri begin?

5. How does Lea behave at the luncheon at Madame Peloux's?

6. What plan does Lea come up with in order to help rid her memory of Cheri?

7. What is Cheri's reaction when he returns from his honeymoon and learns of Lea's trip away from Paris?

8. At 49, what is the future of Lea's career as a courtesan?

9. Why is Cheri so unwilling to return to his home?

10. What is the significance of pearls to Cheri?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the novellas. Why does Colette use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

What is the nature of Cheri's anguish related to World War I? What impact did the war have on Cheri physically and emotionally?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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