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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 15, 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What style of man's hat does the narrator wear?
(a) Fedora.
(b) Derby.
(c) Top.
(d) Cowboy.

2. What is the momentous turning point in the life of the narrator?
(a) Her return to Paris.
(b) The meeting and affair with the lover.
(c) Her graduation from school.
(d) The death of the mother.

3. What is the name of the mother?
(a) Dô.
(b) She is unnamed.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) Helene.

4. In segment 16, what does the narrator compare her life to?
(a) A tragic play.
(b) A movie.
(c) A series of staged photographs.
(d) A raging river.

5. What group did the narrator join after the war?
(a) The French Socialist Party.
(b) The Literary Guild.
(c) The French Communist Party.
(d) The Young Politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of the story, the narrator appears old and "ravaged." During what age period is it noted that her most rapid aging took place?

2. The narrator has ____ older sibling(s).

3. At what age did the narrator start receiving sexual attention from men?

4. What does the lover recall with great affection?

5. Who in the novel is especially terrorized and lives their life in a shadow of fear?

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