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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. Who does the man in "The Burglar" try to rob?
(a) A young couple.
(b) An older man.
(c) A young woman.
(d) An older woman.

2. What is Armande's love convinced of in "Armande"?
(a) That Armande wants to marry.
(b) That Armande would be a poor wife.
(c) That Armande does not love him.
(d) That Armande has a lover.

3. Where does the man in "The Burglar" hide when his victim comes home early?
(a) Behind the door.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) Under the table.
(d) Behind the curtains.

4. What does Colette want in "The Photographer's Wife"?
(a) To meet the woman who sent her a letter.
(b) To have her dog examined by a veterinarian.
(c) To have her pearl neckless re-stringed.
(d) To have her dress fixed.

5. Why is Colette angry at herself for at the end of "Bella-Vista"?
(a) For leaving her typewriter at home.
(b) For not taking her husband with her.
(c) For listening to the advice of the friend who recommended the inn.
(d) For not coming sooner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to help Colette and Valentine in "One Evening"?

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

3. Where does the soldier in "The Bitch" go while on leave?

4. Who is the young man in "The Advice" trying to leave?

5. Why does the man in "The Other Wife" start to feel depressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does an aging woman imagine in "The Judge"?

2. What is the man haunted by in "Dawn"?

3. What does the country doctor in "The Patriarch" experience?

4. Why does a man hide out in "The Omelet"?

5. What do the women discuss during "Secrets"?

6. What does Colette discuss in "Green Sealing Wax"?

7. How is the relationship between two men ruined in "The Fox"?

8. What does the man in "The Respite" have a respite from?

9. What does Colette remember in "Bygone Spring"?

10. What does Colette discuss in "The Hand"?

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