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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who never had their own dresses?
(a) The wives of the government officials.
(b) Hélène Lagonelle.
(c) The mother.
(d) The narrator.

2. As a young woman, the narrator was _________.
(a) Quiet.
(b) Funny.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Ugly.

3. What river does the ferry travel across that takes the narrator from her home to her school?
(a) Mekong River.
(b) Tonkin River.
(c) Saigon River.
(d) Red River.

4. What is the name of the narrator's friend?
(a) Harriet Lagonelle.
(b) Harriet Lancaster.
(c) Hélène Lancaster.
(d) Hélène Lagonelle.

5. Although seemingly impossible, according to society at the time, what could the wives of the colonial potentates have done to keep their husbands from straying?
(a) Put spells on them.
(b) Grow younger.
(c) Locked their husbands up at home.
(d) Retained their beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did the narrator start receiving sexual attention from men?

2. How does the narrator wear dresses?

3. Who watches out for the narrator?

4. Chochinchina is today known as what country?

5. Which does NOT describe Hélène Lagonelle?

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