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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 5, 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator get her dresses?
(a) From Paris.
(b) From a second-hand store.
(c) From her mother's castoff dresses.
(d) From a boutique.

3. What happens to the wives of the colonial potentates as they age in the colony?
(a) They get wiser with the years.
(b) They tutor the younger women.
(c) They slowly grow mad.
(d) They grow closer to their husbands.

4. How does the narrator think the younger brother died?
(a) By drowning.
(b) From fear.
(c) From a heart attack.
(d) From an infectious disease.

5. Why does the older brother leave the colony to return to France?
(a) To meet his future wife.
(b) Because he fights too much with his siblings.
(c) To obtain a technical education.
(d) Because he is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator find her hat?

2. How does the narrator wear dresses?

3. In contrast to what the mother plans, what does the narrator want to be?

4. How does the narrator obtain her make-up?

5. Which best describes the body of the narrator?

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