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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 5, 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The lover comments that it is rare to see a white girl ________.
(a) In Chochinchina.
(b) On a native bus.
(c) In a man's hat.
(d) On a ferry.

2. How does the narrator wear dresses?
(a) As if they were sacks.
(b) Very tight to show off her body.
(c) Backwards.
(d) A little loose but fitted.

3. What happens to the wives of the colonial potentates as they age in the colony?
(a) They get wiser with the years.
(b) They slowly grow mad.
(c) They tutor the younger women.
(d) They grow closer to their husbands.

4. Who asks about the narrator's family's property investments?
(a) The bus driver and ferry hands.
(b) The government officials.
(c) Hélène Lagonelle.
(d) The lover.

5. What does the narrator ride on to board the ferry?
(a) A truck.
(b) A bus.
(c) A car.
(d) A bicycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the narrator when she cut her hair for the first time?

2. Which does NOT describe Hélène Lagonelle?

3. About how many years older than the narrator is the older brother?

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

5. Which best describes the narrator's use of make-up?

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