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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5-Volume 1, Part 4, Section 1-Volume 1, Part 1, Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marcel try to teach himself to do that Jean Jacques did?
(a) To dress.
(b) To give speeches.
(c) Math.
(d) To read.

2. What is Marie uncomfortable about regarding her physical appearance?
(a) She thinks she is too white.
(b) She is very tall.
(c) She thinks she has a big nose.
(d) She has red hair.

3. Whom is Marcel at the opera with when he spots his father in the audience?
(a) Richard.
(b) Marie.
(c) Anna Bella.
(d) Michael.

4. What is Marcel's mother angry about him questioning when he spends time with a man named Jean Jacques?
(a) Europe.
(b) The revolution.
(c) Church.
(d) Slavery.

5. In what city is the story set at the beginning of the book?
(a) New York.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Boston.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term used to describe the practice in which women of color would enter into an arrangement with a white man?

2. What is the name of the person who owns a home where a child's wake is held in Section 4, Volume 1?

3. Whom does Richard find on Dolly's couch when he helps her home in Section 5, Volume 1?

4. What does Marcel's aunt tell him that his grandmother was at the end of Section 2, Volume 1?

5. Why does Cecile ask Marcel to read her some letters in the beginning of the book?

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