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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. Who travels between France and Chochinchina about every year or so?
(a) The older brother.
(b) The mother.
(c) The lover.
(d) The narrator.

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

3. Where had the father been appointed to a new job before his death?
(a) Phnom Penh.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Sadec.
(d) Paris.

4. Who is a competent tailor?
(a) The mother.
(b) Hélène Lagonelle.
(c) Dô.
(d) The narrator.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator has ____ older sibling(s).

3. How does the narrator obtain her make-up?

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

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

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