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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What material is the narrator's dress made of?
(a) Silk.
(b) Satin.
(c) Nylon.
(d) Cotton.

2. While living in the French colony of Chochinchina, in what city is the narrator's school located?
(a) Bien Hoa.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Can Tho.
(d) Sadec.

3. Who in the novel is especially terrorized and lives their life in a shadow of fear?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The younger brother.
(c) Dô.
(d) The mother.

4. What type of courses does is the younger brother enrolled in?
(a) Bookkeeping courses.
(b) Science courses.
(c) Real Estate courses.
(d) Math courses.

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

6. At what age does the narrator leave Chochinchina for Paris?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Seventeen.

7. How old was the narrator when she cut her hair for the first time?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Nineteen and a half.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Fifteen and a half.

8. What type of stores does the narrator often visit?
(a) Lingerie stores.
(b) Writing supplies stores.
(c) Twice-discounted clothing stores.
(d) Grocery stores.

9. Around what time is the novel narrated?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1983.

10. What type of clothes does the lover wear?
(a) Vietnamese.
(b) Chinese.
(c) American.
(d) European.

11. Because of her early family life, what does the narrator believe to be true about herself?
(a) She will never be able to love anyone.
(b) She can be the best kind of wife and mother.
(c) She will never be able to trust anyone.
(d) She can become anything anyone wants her to be.

12. In segments 5 and 6, as well as other parts of the novel, which characteristics best describe narrator?
(a) Old and foolish.
(b) Smart and independent.
(c) Stupid and dependent.
(d) Ugly and brutish.

13. In the beginning of the story, the narrator appears old and "ravaged." During what age period is it noted that her most rapid aging took place?
(a) 15 to 19.
(b) 30 to 40.
(c) 18 to 25.
(d) 25 to 30.

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

15. Which best describes the body of the narrator?
(a) Mature and full.
(b) Youthful and thin.
(c) Short and stalky.
(d) Chubby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the older brother leave the colony to return to France?

2. Who dies prior to the novel's narration?

3. Later in her life, whose photograph does the narrator see that reminds her of herself as the young woman on the ferry?

4. Who is a competent tailor?

5. Who watches out for the narrator?

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