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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After they return to France, who lives with the mother?
(a) The younger brother.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The older brother.
(d) Dô.

2. Who in the novel is both physically and mentally abusive?
(a) The yonger brother.
(b) The older brother.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The mother.

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

4. What desire does the narrator acquire later in life?
(a) The desire to be an actress.
(b) The desire to see the lover.
(c) The desire to die.
(d) The desire to start a new life.

5. Why can't the narrator turn to her family for support in her isolation?
(a) They are unsympathetic.
(b) They are not aware of the relationship.
(c) They have kicked her out of the house.
(d) They want to be friends with the lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the biggest influence on the why the relationship between the narrator and the lover is ending?

2. How does the younger brother die?

3. Where does the narrator get her dresses?

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

5. During the scene on the ferry, why does the narrator go to stand by the railing?

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