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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 asks about the narrator's family's property investments?
(a) The government officials.
(b) The lover.
(c) Hélène Lagonelle.
(d) The bus driver and ferry hands.

2. Who uses the money that the narrator has access to through her relationship?
(a) The narrator only.
(b) The entire family.
(c) The narrator and the older brother.
(d) The narrator and the mother.

3. Who takes care of the family property?
(a) Paid farmhands.
(b) The family servants.
(c) Nomadic farmers.
(d) The family.

4. Who never had their own dresses?
(a) The wives of the government officials.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Hélène Lagonelle.
(d) The mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does the narrator excel in?

2. In which city does the family reside while living in Chochichina?

3. At what age did the narrator start receiving sexual attention from men?

4. Where did the narrator find her hat?

5. What does the narrator ride on to board the ferry?

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