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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In segment 14, what does the narrator begin to flaunt while she is still in school?
(a) Fancy clothes.
(b) A valuable diamond ring.
(c) Her new hairdo.
(d) A fur coat.

2. How does the relationship between Hélène Lagonelle and the narrator end?
(a) Hélène Lagonelle leaves school without explanation.
(b) Hélène Lagonelle marries the lover.
(c) They have a fight and stop talking.
(d) The narrator leaves for France.

3. In the novel, who does the mother favor?
(a) The younger brother.
(b) The older brother.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The lover.

4. The mother took seasonal trips to France. Why wasn't the narrator invited?
(a) Because she wasn't old enough.
(b) Because the mother liked to travel alone.
(c) Because she had to go to school.
(d) Because of her behavior.

5. Where did the family go after the father's death?
(a) They returned to Paris.
(b) They remained in Chochinchina.
(c) They went to China.
(d) They went to America.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Dô stay with the mother?

2. At the end of their relationship, what is true about the lover?

3. In a letter to the narrator after high school, what sport does the younger brother say he has taken up?

4. What does the mother compare her daughter's diamond ring to?

5. Where do the narrator and the lover first engage in sexual intercourse?

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