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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. The major events recalled in the novel about the time the family lived in Chochinchina happen when the narrator is _________ years old.
(a) Eighteen and one half.
(b) Fifteen and one half.
(c) Seventeen and one half.
(d) Sixteen and one half.

2. The narrator has ____ older sibling(s).
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

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

5. Around what time is the novel narrated?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1983.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between which years do most of the action referred to in the novel take place?

2. Which best describes the narrator's use of make-up?

3. Which item is NOT a part of the ensemble worn by the narrator?

4. The narrator remembers a photograph of her mother in segment 4. When was the photograph taken?

5. What type of automobile does the lover ride in?

(see the answer key)

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