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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 15, 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the scene on the ferry, why does the narrator go to stand by the railing?
(a) She wants to see the water.
(b) She is bored.
(c) She is waiting for someone.
(d) She is seasick.

2. What did the mother often do with the family?
(a) She took them to see plays at the local theater.
(b) She had their fortunes read by a local psychic.
(c) She assembled them for professional photography sessions.
(d) She had their portraits drawn by a professional artist.

3. Because of her involvement in the relationship with the lover, how do people in the colony react toward the narrator?
(a) They question her about it.
(b) They mock her.
(c) They avoid her.
(d) She becomes more popular.

4. In what year does the narrator finish high school?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1931.

5. When does the narrator see imperfection in the lover?
(a) When he becomes acquainted with the family.
(b) When he refuses to pay a restaurant bill.
(c) When he explains how his father amassed his wealth.
(d) When he turns down the sexual advances of the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives a Citroën B12?

2. Whose wasteful lifestyle contributes to the family's poverty?

3. What does the mother suffer from throughout the narrator's life?

4. Where did the family go after the father's death?

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

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