2. What does the narrator praise of Hélène Lagonelle's?
(a) Her long, flowing hair.
(b) Her body's sexual virtues.
(c) Her grades.
(d) Her family's fine home.

3. How long does Dô stay with the mother?
(a) Until the narrator's affair.
(b) Until the mother's death.
(c) Until Dô's death.
(d) Until the family leaves for France.

4. What two new characters do we meet in segment 14?
(a) Marie-Claude Carpenter and Betty Fernandez.
(b) Betty Carpenter and Marie-Claude Fernandez.
(c) Harriet Lagonelle and Marie-Claude Carpenter.
(d) Betty Fernandez and Hélène Lagonelle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does the narrator wear dresses?

3. What happened between the older brother and Dô?

4. In segment 14, which of the following character or characters in the novel does the narrator state she remembers with the most clarity?

5. In segments 5 and 6, as well as other parts of the novel, which characteristics best describe narrator?

(see the answer key)

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