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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 5, 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened between the older brother and Dô?
(a) They ran away together.
(b) She beat him.
(c) He attempted to rape her.
(d) They fell in love.

2. How does the family's servant seem to function in the family?
(a) As paid staff.
(b) Like a second-class family member.
(c) Like an indentured servant.
(d) As a second mother for the narrator.

3. What river does the ferry travel across that takes the narrator from her home to her school?
(a) Saigon River.
(b) Mekong River.
(c) Tonkin River.
(d) Red River.

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

5. Who asks about the narrator's family's property investments?
(a) The bus driver and ferry hands.
(b) The government officials.
(c) Hélène Lagonelle.
(d) The lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What style of man's hat does the narrator wear?

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

3. What happens to the wives of the colonial potentates as they age in the colony?

4. How long does Dô stay with the mother?

5. Where does the narrator get her dresses?

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