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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a young woman, the narrator was _________.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Funny.

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

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

4. How did the lover end up back in Chochinchina?
(a) He was done with school and wanted to start working.
(b) His father recalled him with the threat of cutting him off.
(c) He missed his family and came back to see them.
(d) He got bored with his life and wanted to go home.

5. Who does the narrator believe never knew the pleasure of sex?
(a) Dô.
(b) The older brother.
(c) The father.
(d) The mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which item is NOT a part of the ensemble worn by the narrator?

2. Which does NOT describe Hélène Lagonelle?

3. How old is the lover when the relationship with the narrator begins?

4. How does the younger brother die?

5. What type of clothes does the lover wear?

(see the answer key)

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