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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Varieties of Human Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the man in "Dawn" go to the country?
(a) To try to by a farm.
(b) To escape gossip.
(c) To try to reclaim his lost love.
(d) To find peace.

2. What does the fox of the man try to do in "The Fox"?
(a) Eat the ducks of the other man.
(b) Eat the hunting dog of the other man.
(c) Eat the foxs of the other man.
(d) Eat the chickens of the other man.

3. Why is Gibriche rude to Colette in "Gibriche"?
(a) She was fired.
(b) Something was stolen from her.
(c) She was fined.
(d) Her mother passed.

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

5. Why does Colette's friend scold her for frequenting a bar in "The Semiramis Bar"?
(a) It is for poor people.
(b) It is disreputable.
(c) It is small and bad smelling.
(d) Foreigners go there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What friend does Colette write a letter to in "A Letter"?

2. What does the woman in "Nostalgia" complain about?

3. Who does the man in "Mirror Games" end up choosing?

4. What does the older woman have fond memories of?

5. Who are the two characters in "The Portrait"?

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