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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator praise of Hélène Lagonelle's?
(a) Her body's sexual virtues.
(b) Her grades.
(c) Her long, flowing hair.
(d) Her family's fine home.

2. Who is the primary recipient of the older brother's anger?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The lover.
(c) The younger brother.
(d) The mother.

3. Who is a competent tailor?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The mother.
(c) Dô.
(d) Hélène Lagonelle.

4. What material is the narrator's dress made of?
(a) Nylon.
(b) Satin.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Silk.

5. After they return to France, who lives with the mother?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Dô.
(c) The older brother.
(d) The younger brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Towards the end of her life, the mother groomed herself for one final professional photograph. What was done to this photograph?

2. Where does most of the mother's income go?

3. What does the lover have difficulty doing?

4. How does the mother die in the novel?

5. The mother's actions towards the girl's situation include all of the following except:

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