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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 fell in love.
(b) She beat him.
(c) They ran away together.
(d) He attempted to rape her.

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

3. Which best describes the body of the narrator?
(a) Mature and full.
(b) Youthful and thin.
(c) Short and stalky.
(d) Chubby.

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

5. In the novel, who does the mother favor?
(a) The younger brother.
(b) The older brother.
(c) The lover.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chochinchina is today known as what country?

2. Who escaped the law of error?

3. How old was the narrator when she cut her hair for the first time?

4. At what age did the narrator start receiving sexual attention from men?

5. What river does the ferry travel across that takes the narrator from her home to her school?

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