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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the relationship between the younger brother and the narrator after high school?
(a) They are separated for the rest of their lives.
(b) They become neighbors in Saigon.
(c) They move to France to live together.
(d) They live far apart but visit often.

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

3. Why can't the narrator turn to her family for support in her isolation?
(a) They are not aware of the relationship.
(b) They want to be friends with the lover.
(c) They are unsympathetic.
(d) They have kicked her out of the house.

4. During their relationship, the couple discusses many subjects. Which of the following subjects do they NOT discuss?
(a) Money.
(b) Love.
(c) Self.
(d) Politics.

5. In segment 14, which of the following character or characters in the novel does the narrator state she remembers with the most clarity?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her teachers.
(d) The two women who ran the houses in Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. In segment 13, what is the status of the relationship?

2. In segment 14, who is an American woman from Boston that runs a house in Paris?

3. What is the momentous turning point in the life of the narrator?

4. How long does the relationship between the lover and the narrator last?

5. What is the name of the mother's first husband?

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