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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 lover.
(b) The older brother.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The younger brother.

2. Who in the novel is especially terrorized and lives their life in a shadow of fear?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The mother.
(c) The younger brother.
(d) Dô.

3. Although seemingly impossible, according to society at the time, what could the wives of the colonial potentates have done to keep their husbands from straying?
(a) Retained their beauty.
(b) Locked their husbands up at home.
(c) Put spells on them.
(d) Grow younger.

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. What does the mother suffer from throughout the narrator's life?
(a) Rashes.
(b) Headaches.
(c) Depression.
(d) Nausea.

Short Answer Questions

1. In contrast to what the mother plans, what does the narrator want to be?

2. Who watches out for the narrator?

3. Which does NOT describe Hélène Lagonelle?

4. Who takes care of the family property?

5. What type of clothes does the lover wear?

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