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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 is Marco making a living doing in "The Kepi"?

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

3. Why is Colette angry at herself for at the end of "Bella-Vista"?

4. Where does the man in "The Burglar" hide when his victim comes home early?

5. Who owns the countryside inn Colette goes to in "Bella-Vista"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are adolescents organizing in "April"?

2. Why does Colette become irked in "Bella-Vista"?

3. What does the soldier do in "The Bitch"?

4. What does Colette encourage an older man to do in "The Tender Shoot"?

5. Who is Marco in "The Kepi"?

6. How does Maxine become convinced that Armande loves him in "Armande"?

7. What does Marco do as a joke and what happens as a result?

8. Why does the man become jealous in "A Dead End"?

9. What does Marco's ex-husband send and what does Marco do with the money?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the different points of view which Colette uses in her writing, discussing the benefits and drawbacks and use examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Examine how Colette's use of narrative methods benefit her examination of human nature.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Colette's response to one of her friends or acquaintances in the book and examine the significance of her reactions.

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