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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The major events recalled in the novel about the time the family lived in Chochinchina happen when the narrator is _________ years old.
(a) Sixteen and one half.
(b) Fifteen and one half.
(c) Eighteen and one half.
(d) Seventeen and one half.

2. 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?
(a) Put spells on them.
(b) Grow younger.
(c) Locked their husbands up at home.
(d) Retained their beauty.

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

4. Where does most of the mother's income go?
(a) To pay the workers on the family's land.
(b) To pay for the narrator's schooling.
(c) To paying the brother's debt.
(d) To buy dresses and jewelry for the mother.

5. Which best describes the body of the narrator?
(a) Mature and full.
(b) Youthful and thin.
(c) Chubby.
(d) Short and stalky.

6. Between which years do most of the action referred to in the novel take place?
(a) 1928-1929.
(b) 1919-1920.
(c) 1935-1936.
(d) 1929-1930.

7. What type of automobile does the lover ride in?
(a) A bus.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A luxury sedan.
(d) A black limousine.

8. About how old is the narrator when she last sees the property?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Seventeen.

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

10. Which does NOT describe Hélène Lagonelle?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Naïve.
(c) Older than the narrator.
(d) Mature.

11. What subject does the narrator excel in?
(a) Chinese.
(b) French.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Literature.

12. Who watches out for the narrator?
(a) The younger brother.
(b) Hélène Lagonelle.
(c) The older brother.
(d) The bus driver and ferry hands.

13. What happened between the older brother and Dô?
(a) They fell in love.
(b) They ran away together.
(c) He attempted to rape her.
(d) She beat him.

14. Who are evident but unequal friends in the novel?
(a) The lover and Dô.
(b) The mother and Dô.
(c) Hélène Lagonelle and the lover.
(d) Dô and the older brother.

15. In segments 5 and 6, as well as other parts of the novel, which characteristics best describe narrator?
(a) Stupid and dependent.
(b) Smart and independent.
(c) Old and foolish.
(d) Ugly and brutish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the family's servant seem to function in the family?

2. As a young woman, the narrator was _________.

3. In contrast to what the mother plans, what does the narrator want to be?

4. Which item is NOT a part of the ensemble worn by the narrator?

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

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