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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 5, 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the family's servant seem to function in the family?
(a) As a second mother for the narrator.
(b) As paid staff.
(c) Like a second-class family member.
(d) Like an indentured servant.

2. What does the mother suffer from throughout the narrator's life?
(a) Rashes.
(b) Headaches.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Depression.

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

4. How does the narrator think the younger brother died?
(a) By drowning.
(b) From a heart attack.
(c) From an infectious disease.
(d) From fear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are evident but unequal friends in the novel?

2. What material is the narrator's dress made of?

3. What subject does the narrator excel in?

4. What nationality is the lover?

5. How does the narrator view Hélène Lagonelle?

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