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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes care of the family property?
(a) Nomadic farmers.
(b) Paid farmhands.
(c) The family servants.
(d) The family.

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

3. In whose presence does the narrator find the lover discovered and undesirable?
(a) The lover's father.
(b) The mother.
(c) The older brother.
(d) The younger brother.

4. After the father's death, what happens to the family property the mother invests in ?
(a) Villagers set fire to it, and it becomes a wasteland.
(b) It is sold to a nearby village who builds a school on it.
(c) It isn't taken care of properly and falls into decay.
(d) The lands thrive and the family makes money off of it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The lover fears that the narrator only wants his _______.

2. What becomes enshrined in the ravaged face of the narrator?

3. What type of people were attracted to the houses the narrator describes in segment 14?

4. Who in the novel is both physically and mentally abusive?

5. Why can't the narrator turn to her family for support in her isolation?

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