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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. About how old is the narrator when she last sees the property?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fifteen.

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

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

4. The family in the story consists of white citizens residing in the colony of Chochinchina. Where is the family originally from?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

5. What subject is the narrator less successful in?
(a) French.
(b) Literature.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the novel, the mother is very concerned with the studies of her children and even attempts to plan the narrator's future. What does the mother decide that she wants the narrator to be?

2. The narrator remembers a photograph of her mother in segment 4. When was the photograph taken?

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?

4. What does the narrator consider takes a personal toll on women?

5. Which best describes the narrator's use of make-up?

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