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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 10, 11, 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator realize about the lover even upon the first meeting?
(a) He wants to marry her.
(b) He has no real interest in her.
(c) He is an intimidating person.
(d) He is afraid of her and she has power over him.

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

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

4. Which item is NOT a part of the ensemble worn by the narrator?
(a) Lace gloves.
(b) A man's belt.
(c) Gold lamé shoes.
(d) A man's hat.

5. What is the momentous turning point in the life of the narrator?
(a) Her graduation from school.
(b) The death of the mother.
(c) Her return to Paris.
(d) The meeting and affair with the lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who demanded that the relationship between the narrator and the lover end?

2. 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?

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

4. Around what time is the novel narrated?

5. Who drives a Citroën B12?

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