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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 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.

2. Which does NOT describe Hélène Lagonelle?
(a) Mature.
(b) Older than the narrator.
(c) Naïve.
(d) Beautiful.

3. At what age did the narrator start receiving sexual attention from men?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Fifteen.

4. The family in the story consists of white citizens residing in the colony of Chochinchina. Where is the family originally from?
(a) America.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) France.

5. What does the lover have difficulty doing?
(a) Paying attention to the narrator.
(b) Expressing his feelings.
(c) Driving a car.
(d) Entertaining the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What contributed to the narrator's ravaged face?

2. The narrator remembers a photograph of her mother in segment 4. When was the photograph taken?

3. The narrator tells the lover that she has no desire for him to be ________.

4. Who drives a Citroën B12?

5. Who takes care of the family property?

(see the answer key)

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