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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 is Nouvelle Ecole Française?
(a) A French language school run by the mother.
(b) A popular theater in Chochinchina.
(c) A favorite phrase of the narrator.
(d) A store visited by the narrator.

2. In a letter to the narrator after high school, what sport does the younger brother say he has taken up?
(a) Polo.
(b) Field hockey.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Golf.

3. What is the name of the family's loyal domestic servant?
(a) Dô.
(b) Hélène.
(c) Thị.
(d) Marguerite.

4. About how old is the older brother when the mother dies?
(a) 50.
(b) 35.
(c) 40.
(d) 45.

5. In the beginning of the story, the narrator appears old and "ravaged." During what age period is it noted that her most rapid aging took place?
(a) 25 to 30.
(b) 18 to 25.
(c) 15 to 19.
(d) 30 to 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of stores does the narrator often visit?

2. What is the mother obsessed with in regards to the narrator?

3. How does the mother die in the novel?

4. What does the lover have difficulty doing?

5. How long does the relationship between the lover and the narrator last?

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