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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 7, 8, 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What becomes enshrined in the ravaged face of the narrator?
(a) Regret over the lover.
(b) Hatred of the mother.
(c) Envy of her friend's wealth.
(d) Fear of the older brother.

3. How long does Dô stay with the mother?
(a) Until the family leaves for France.
(b) Until Dô's death.
(c) Until the mother's death.
(d) Until the narrator's affair.

4. After they return to France, who lives with the mother?
(a) Dô.
(b) The older brother.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The younger brother.

5. How does the narrator wear dresses?
(a) Very tight to show off her body.
(b) As if they were sacks.
(c) Backwards.
(d) A little loose but fitted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator get her dresses?

2. What does the narrator praise of Hélène Lagonelle's?

3. Who watches out for the narrator?

4. The family in the story consists of white citizens residing in the colony of Chochinchina. Where is the family originally from?

5. In segments 5 and 6, as well as other parts of the novel, which characteristics best describe narrator?

(see the answer key)

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