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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 7, 8, 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did the narrator start receiving sexual attention from men?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twelve.

2. About how many years older than the narrator is the older brother?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

4. Who travels between France and Chochinchina about every year or so?
(a) The lover.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The older brother.
(d) The mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies prior to the novel's narration?

2. While living in the French colony of Chochinchina, in what city is the narrator's school located?

3. Who takes care of the family property?

4. What does the mother equate the narrator's awakening sexuality with?

5. How does the mother die in the novel?

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