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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. How old was the narrator when she cut her hair for the first time?
(a) Nineteen and a half.
(b) Fifteen and a half.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Twenty-four.

2. About how many years older than the narrator is the older brother?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 2 years.

3. What happens to the wives of the colonial potentates as they age in the colony?
(a) They get wiser with the years.
(b) They tutor the younger women.
(c) They slowly grow mad.
(d) They grow closer to their husbands.

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

5. Between which years do most of the action referred to in the novel take place?
(a) 1935-1936.
(b) 1928-1929.
(c) 1929-1930.
(d) 1919-1920.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the scene on the ferry, why does the narrator go to stand by the railing?

2. Who watches out for the narrator?

3. As French colonists in a predominantly non-Caucasian nation, what does the family enjoy despite their relative poverty?

4. Who uses the money that the narrator has access to through her relationship?

5. What type of courses does is the younger brother enrolled in?

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