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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 dies prior to the novel's narration?
(a) The younger brother only.
(b) The mother and younger brother only.
(c) The mother, and both the younger and older brothers.
(d) The mother only.

2. 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?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Property.
(d) Furniture.

3. What two new characters do we meet in segment 14?
(a) Harriet Lagonelle and Marie-Claude Carpenter.
(b) Betty Carpenter and Marie-Claude Fernandez.
(c) Betty Fernandez and Hélène Lagonelle.
(d) Marie-Claude Carpenter and Betty Fernandez.

4. Which word best describes the older brother?
(a) Mean-spirited.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Shy.
(d) Harmless.

5. What type of clothes does the lover wear?
(a) Chinese.
(b) American.
(c) European.
(d) Vietnamese.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator see imperfection in the lover?

2. How does the lover describe his life in Paris, where he was a student?

3. While living in the French colony of Chochinchina, in what city is the narrator's school located?

4. How does the narrator wear dresses?

5. Chochinchina is today known as what country?

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