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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Segments 17, 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In segment 13, who learns of the relationship and begins to attack it?
(a) The lover's father.
(b) The younger brother.
(c) Hélène Lagonelle.
(d) The mother.

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

4. How does the family's servant seem to function in the family?
(a) Like an indentured servant.
(b) Like a second-class family member.
(c) As a second mother for the narrator.
(d) As paid staff.

5. What is the name of the mother's first husband?
(a) Mr. Dark.
(b) Mr. Light.
(c) Mr. Night.
(d) Mr. Strange.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who asks about the narrator's family's property investments?

3. In what year does the narrator finish high school?

4. In whose presence does the narrator find the lover discovered and undesirable?

5. Later in life, the lover contacts the narrator by telephone in France. Which of the following would NOT describe their conversation?

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