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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segment 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who travels between France and Chochinchina about every year or so?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The older brother.
(c) The lover.
(d) The mother.

2. 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) Put spells on them.
(b) Locked their husbands up at home.
(c) Grow younger.
(d) Retained their beauty.

3. The narrator tells the lover that she has no desire for him to be ________.
(a) Monogamous.
(b) Polite.
(c) Generous.
(d) Her friend.

4. What is done to the lover on the outings to the restaurants and nightclubs?
(a) He is made to sit at a different table.
(b) He is mostly ignored.
(c) He has to stand the whole time.
(d) He is not allowed to speak to the narrator.

5. What becomes enshrined in the ravaged face of the narrator?
(a) Hatred of the mother.
(b) Fear of the older brother.
(c) Envy of her friend's wealth.
(d) Regret over the lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of her early family life, what does the narrator believe to be true about herself?

2. At what age does the narrator leave Chochinchina for Paris?

3. What does the lover fear will happen should the relationship become public?

4. Between which years do most of the action referred to in the novel take place?

5. During their relationship, the couple discusses many subjects. Which of the following subjects do they NOT discuss?

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