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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 2, 3, 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the father's death, the mother is in control of the family's finances. She consequently mismanages the money, leaving the family poor. What did the mother buy that resulted in the loss of the family's wealth?
(a) Property.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Clothes.

2. In which city does the family reside while living in Chochichina?
(a) Saigon.
(b) Sadec.
(c) Can Thoa.
(d) Bien Hoa.

3. How does the narrator obtain her make-up?
(a) She borrows it from her mother.
(b) She gets it from Hélène Lagonelle.
(c) She gets it from Dô.
(d) She steals it from a store.

4. Where did the narrator find her hat?
(a) Her mother's closet.
(b) A boutique.
(c) Her friend's suitcase.
(d) A second-hand store.

5. In the novel, the mother is very concerned with the studies of her children and even attempts to plan the narrator's future. What does the mother decide that she wants the narrator to be?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Writer.
(c) Mathematician.
(d) Secretary.

Short Answer Questions

1. The lover comments that it is rare to see a white girl ________.

2. The narrator has ____ older sibling(s).

3. Whose wasteful lifestyle contributes to the family's poverty?

4. Later in her life, whose photograph does the narrator see that reminds her of herself as the young woman on the ferry?

5. In the novel, who does the mother favor?

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