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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator confide in concerning her affair?
(a) Hélène Lagonelle.
(b) Dô.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The younger brother.

2. What is the relationship between the lover and the narrator based on?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Love.
(d) Sexual desire.

3. The mother's actions towards the girl's situation include all of the following except:
(a) The mother throws her daughter out of the house.
(b) The mother laughs about her daughter's excesses.
(c) The mother defends her daughter.
(d) The mother weeps.

4. What did the mother always take with her on her trips to France?
(a) A memento from the father.
(b) A ball gown.
(c) The younger brother.
(d) Family portraits.

5. What subject is the narrator less successful in?
(a) English.
(b) Literature.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the family?

2. What does the narrator describe sex as being related to?

3. After the father's death, the mother is in control of the family's finances. She consequently mismanages the money, leaving the family poor. What did the mother buy that resulted in the loss of the family's wealth?

4. At what age did the narrator start receiving sexual attention from men?

5. Who escaped the law of error?

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