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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the mother feel about the older brother?
(a) She thinks he is spoiled.
(b) She considers him her only validated child.
(c) She wants him to take care of the family's money.
(d) She is appalled by his behavior toward her other children.

2. What does the narrator realize about the lover even upon the first meeting?
(a) He has no real interest in her.
(b) He is afraid of her and she has power over him.
(c) He wants to marry her.
(d) He is an intimidating person.

3. Who are evident but unequal friends in the novel?
(a) The lover and Dô.
(b) The mother and Dô.
(c) Dô and the older brother.
(d) Hélène Lagonelle and the lover.

4. What does the narrator consider takes a personal toll on women?
(a) Having children.
(b) Getting married.
(c) Going to school.
(d) Colonial life.

5. Where did the family go after the father's death?
(a) They went to America.
(b) They remained in Chochinchina.
(c) They returned to Paris.
(d) They went to China.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the father's death, what happens to the family property the mother invests in ?

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

3. What does the narrator equate the older brother with?

4. What river does the ferry travel across that takes the narrator from her home to her school?

5. What does the lover recall with great affection?

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