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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appeared in the premonition that the mother had before the father's death?
(a) The narrator's father.
(b) The narrator's grandmother.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The narrator's grandfather.

2. What type of automobile does the lover ride in?
(a) A bus.
(b) A black limousine.
(c) A luxury sedan.
(d) A taxi.

3. What nationality is the lover?
(a) French.
(b) Chinese.
(c) English.
(d) Vietnamese.

4. The narrator has ____ older sibling(s).
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

5. Which item is NOT a part of the ensemble worn by the narrator?
(a) A man's hat.
(b) Gold lamé shoes.
(c) A man's belt.
(d) Lace gloves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who escaped the law of error?

2. Chochinchina is today known as what country?

3. What subject does the narrator excel in?

4. How does the narrator obtain her make-up?

5. Because of her early family life, what does the narrator believe to be true about herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the mother choose to voice her opinion to the narrator right before leaving for France?

2. What metaphor is used in sync with the narrator's perfect moment in time, when she is on the ferry where she will meet the lover?

3. Once wealthy, now all of the family's money is tied up in property investments. Describe the family property around the time the narrator visits it.

4. What compels the Chinese financier to approach the narrator?

5. Would the brothers and the narrator be considered to be equals?

6. Why does the mother consider writing, in regards to a career for the narrator, to be unconscionable?

7. Who is the Lady from Savana Khet and why is her story put in segment 15?

8. What is the relationship between the lover and the narrator? How does the narrator feel about it?

9. Describe the narrator's outfit in Segment 2. In what way does it transform her?

10. The lover makes a comment about the narrator's method of transportation. What is it...why is it strange... and what does it indicate?

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