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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 17, 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator confide in concerning her affair?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The younger brother.
(c) Hélène Lagonelle.
(d) Dô.

2. What type of clothes does the lover wear?
(a) Chinese.
(b) European.
(c) American.
(d) Vietnamese.

3. How does the lover describe his life in Paris, where he was a student?
(a) He worked hard in his studies.
(b) He worked hard at a job.
(c) He lived in idle indulgence.
(d) He was depressed and withdrawn.

4. How does the mother feel about the older brother?
(a) She considers him her only validated child.
(b) She is appalled by his behavior toward her other children.
(c) She thinks he is spoiled.
(d) She wants him to take care of the family's money.

5. What does the narrator compare the pain of the younger brother's death to?
(a) Having a stillborn child.
(b) Childbirth.
(c) Her father's death.
(d) Losing the lover.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word best describes the family?

3. 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?

4. During conversation, the lover tells the narrator he knows someone that she knows. Who is it?

5. How does the narrator view Hélène Lagonelle?

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