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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Early Stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the wealthy man sit with in "Chouk's Fling"?
(a) Alone.
(b) His friends.
(c) A depressing companion.
(d) A woman.

2. What strange clients does the masseuse in "A Masseuse" talk about?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Military wives.
(c) Bourgeois.
(d) Christian Scientists.

3. What does Colette's friend long for in "Grape Harvest"?
(a) The days of feudalism.
(b) The days of Napoleon.
(c) The days of the third republic.
(d) The days where women were subserviant.

4. Where do the older woman and the younger man run to in "The Pearls"?
(a) Tunis.
(b) Tangier.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Paris.

5. What does the younger man see that makes him depressed in "The Pearls"?
(a) His ex-wife remarry.
(b) The older woman's age.
(c) The condition of the North African men.
(d) The start of World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl find condescending in "Literature"?

2. What is the letter Collete writes despite criticizing her friend?

3. In "The Other Table" how long had the wealthy man seen his love interest for?

4. What does the title character of "A Hairdresser" talk about?

5. What does Colette describe in "Rites"?

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