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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) 1935-1936.
(b) 1919-1920.
(c) 1928-1929.
(d) 1929-1930.

2. What happened between the older brother and Dô?
(a) She beat him.
(b) They fell in love.
(c) They ran away together.
(d) He attempted to rape her.

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

4. In which city does the family reside while living in Chochichina?
(a) Sadec.
(b) Bien Hoa.
(c) Can Thoa.
(d) Saigon.

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) Retained their beauty.
(b) Locked their husbands up at home.
(c) Grow younger.
(d) Put spells on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around what time is the novel narrated?

2. Where did the family go after the father's death?

3. How does the narrator think the younger brother died?

4. Who in the novel is both physically and mentally abusive?

5. What does the narrator praise of Hélène Lagonelle's?

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