1. During the scene on the ferry, why does the narrator go to stand by the railing?
(a) She is waiting for someone.
(b) She is seasick.
(c) She is bored.
(d) She wants to see the water.

2. In the novel, who does the mother favor?
(a) The lover.
(b) The older brother.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The younger brother.

3. As French colonists in a predominantly non-Caucasian nation, what does the family enjoy despite their relative poverty?
(a) A chaffeured car.
(b) Beautiful clothes.
(c) Fine jewelry.
(d) Socio-economic power.

4. The narrator remembers a photograph of her mother in segment 4. When was the photograph taken?
(a) After the younger brother's death.
(b) Right before the mother's death.
(c) A decade after the ferry ride.
(d) A decade before the ferry ride.

5. Chochinchina is today known as what country?
(a) South Vietnam.
(b) North Vietnam.
(c) China.
(d) Indonesia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the novel, the mother is very concerned with the studies of her children and even attempts to plan the narrator's future. What does the mother decide that she wants the narrator to be?

2. What does the narrator ride on to board the ferry?

3. While living in the French colony of Chochinchina, in what city is the narrator's school located?

4. What style of man's hat does the narrator wear?

5. In contrast to what the mother plans, what does the narrator want to be?

(see the answer key)

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