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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 15, 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the lover pass on to the narrator on their last sexual encounter?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) His wisdom.
(c) His new address.
(d) A disease.

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

3. As French colonists in a predominantly non-Caucasian nation, what does the family enjoy despite their relative poverty?
(a) Fine jewelry.
(b) Beautiful clothes.
(c) A chaffeured car.
(d) Socio-economic power.

4. Who is the primary recipient of the older brother's anger?
(a) The younger brother.
(b) The lover.
(c) The mother.
(d) The narrator.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The lover fears that the narrator only wants his _______.

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

3. How does the narrator think the younger brother died?

4. Who decided that the narrator's family should move to France?

5. What does the narrator realize about the lover even upon the first meeting?

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