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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. What are Cheri's feelings about Lea in the morning light?

2. How does Cheri best characterize Edmee?

3. What year is it at the beginning of THE LAST OF CHERI?

4. What color are Lea's eyes?

5. What event is Edmee hosting when Cheri returns home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Cheri so shocked when he finally visits Lea again?

2. How do Cheri and Lea view each other now?

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

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

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

6. Explain why Cheri feels shut out of his marriage and even alienated from Madame Peloux?

7. What is ironic about the claims Lea makes about her age and the things that she is buying?

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

9. Why is Cheri strangely drawn to the pal?

10. What is the state of Cheri's mood at the beginning of Chapter 6 in THE LAST OF CHERI?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novella, Cheri commits suicide. Why did Cheri think this was his only option? Why did he kill himself in the Pal's apartment? What is the significance of Cheri being surrounded by pictures of Lea as he dies?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the author's use of point of view in this story. Why did she choose to tell the story from the perspective she did? Cite an example of the point of view used.

Essay Topic 3

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

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