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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are evident but unequal friends in the novel?
(a) The mother and Dô.
(b) Dô and the older brother.
(c) The lover and Dô.
(d) Hélène Lagonelle and the lover.

2. How does the mother feel about the older brother?
(a) She considers him her only validated child.
(b) She thinks he is spoiled.
(c) She is appalled by his behavior toward her other children.
(d) She wants him to take care of the family's money.

3. In segment 14, which of the following character or characters in the novel does the narrator state she remembers with the most clarity?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The two women who ran the houses in Paris.
(d) Her teachers.

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

5. What does the lover pass on to the narrator on their last sexual encounter?
(a) A disease.
(b) His new address.
(c) A diamond necklace.
(d) His wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is the older brother when the mother dies?

2. Later in life, what does the narrator write many books about?

3. Who appeared in the premonition that the mother had before the father's death?

4. How does the lover describe his life in Paris, where he was a student?

5. What is the name of the mother?

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