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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. Where does the narrator get her dresses?
(a) From Paris.
(b) From her mother's castoff dresses.
(c) From a second-hand store.
(d) From a boutique.

2. How does the narrator view Hélène Lagonelle?
(a) As a long lost sister.
(b) As a jealous rival.
(c) As an unfortunate foreigner.
(d) As the embodiment of beauty.

3. In which city does the family reside while living in Chochichina?
(a) Bien Hoa.
(b) Sadec.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Can Thoa.

4. Who watches out for the narrator?
(a) The younger brother.
(b) The bus driver and ferry hands.
(c) Hélène Lagonelle.
(d) The older brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Later in her life, whose photograph does the narrator see that reminds her of herself as the young woman on the ferry?

2. As a young woman, the narrator was _________.

3. Who are evident but unequal friends in the novel?

4. What becomes enshrined in the ravaged face of the narrator?

5. Which best describes the body of the narrator?

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