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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 is a competent tailor?
(a) Hélène Lagonelle.
(b) The mother.
(c) Dô.
(d) The narrator.

2. Who in the novel is both physically and mentally abusive?
(a) The older brother.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The mother.
(d) The yonger brother.

3. 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 move to France to live together.
(c) They live far apart but visit often.
(d) They become neighbors in Saigon.

4. How does the narrator obtain her make-up?
(a) She gets it from Dô.
(b) She gets it from Hélène Lagonelle.
(c) She borrows it from her mother.
(d) She steals it from a store.

5. Who watches out for the narrator?
(a) Hélène Lagonelle.
(b) The older brother.
(c) The younger brother.
(d) The bus driver and ferry hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the primary recipient of the older brother's anger?

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

3. How long does Dô stay with the mother?

4. How old is the lover when the relationship with the narrator begins?

5. During the scene on the ferry, why does the narrator go to stand by the railing?

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