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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between which years do most of the action referred to in the novel take place?
(a) 1929-1930.
(b) 1919-1920.
(c) 1935-1936.
(d) 1928-1929.

2. How does the family's servant seem to function in the family?
(a) Like an indentured servant.
(b) As a second mother for the narrator.
(c) As paid staff.
(d) Like a second-class family member.

3. During the scene on the ferry, why does the narrator go to stand by the railing?
(a) She is waiting for someone.
(b) She is bored.
(c) She is seasick.
(d) She wants to see the water.

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

5. Which does NOT describe Hélène Lagonelle?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Older than the narrator.
(c) Naïve.
(d) Mature.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the wives of the colonial potentates as they age in the colony?

3. Whose wasteful lifestyle contributes to the family's poverty?

4. What is the name of the mother?

5. What becomes enshrined in the ravaged face of the narrator?

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