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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what showed things as they really were?
(a) Photos taken in professional sessions.
(b) Portraits drawn by a professional artist.
(c) Her own memories.
(d) Photos taken by visitors or strangers.

2. As French colonists in a predominantly non-Caucasian nation, what does the family enjoy despite their relative poverty?
(a) Beautiful clothes.
(b) A chaffeured car.
(c) Socio-economic power.
(d) Fine jewelry.

3. According to the mother, what has the daughter done to her own life?
(a) She has made it better.
(b) She has just started it.
(c) She has ended it.
(d) She has ruined it.

4. What does the narrator realize about the lover even upon the first meeting?
(a) He is afraid of her and she has power over him.
(b) He wants to marry her.
(c) He has no real interest in her.
(d) He is an intimidating person.

5. How many husbands has the mother had?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is the narrator when she last sees the property?

2. What did the mother often do with the family?

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

4. What is Nouvelle Ecole Française?

5. 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?

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