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

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

3. During the scene on the ferry, why does the narrator go to stand by the railing?
(a) She is waiting for someone.
(b) She wants to see the water.
(c) She is bored.
(d) She is seasick.

4. At what age did the narrator start receiving sexual attention from men?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Fourteen.

5. What is the name of the mother?
(a) Dô.
(b) She is unnamed.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) Helene.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the younger brother die?

2. The major events recalled in the novel about the time the family lived in Chochinchina happen when the narrator is _________ years old.

3. 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?

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

5. What does the narrator ride on to board the ferry?

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