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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 segments 5 and 6, as well as other parts of the novel, which characteristics best describe narrator?
(a) Ugly and brutish.
(b) Smart and independent.
(c) Stupid and dependent.
(d) Old and foolish.

2. About how old is the older brother when the mother dies?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 35.
(d) 40.

3. Which best describes the body of the narrator?
(a) Mature and full.
(b) Chubby.
(c) Short and stalky.
(d) Youthful and thin.

4. What is Nouvelle Ecole Française?
(a) A French language school run by the mother.
(b) A store visited by the narrator.
(c) A popular theater in Chochinchina.
(d) A favorite phrase of the narrator.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What river does the ferry travel across that takes the narrator from her home to her school?

3. How does the mother die in the novel?

4. After the father's death, the mother is in control of the family's finances. She consequently mismanages the money, leaving the family poor. What did the mother buy that resulted in the loss of the family's wealth?

5. After the father's death, what happens to the family property the mother invests in ?

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