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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the narrator when she cut her hair for the first time?
(a) Fifteen and a half.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Nineteen and a half.
(d) Twenty-four.

2. As a young woman, the narrator was _________.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Funny.

3. What is the name of the narrator's friend?
(a) Hélène Lancaster.
(b) Hélène Lagonelle.
(c) Harriet Lancaster.
(d) Harriet Lagonelle.

4. What nationality is the lover?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Vietnamese.
(c) English.
(d) French.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the mother suffer from throughout the narrator's life?

2. What subject does the narrator excel in?

3. During the scene on the ferry, why does the narrator go to stand by the railing?

4. What type of courses does is the younger brother enrolled in?

5. Who asks about the narrator's family's property investments?

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