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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chochinchina is today known as what country?
(a) Indonesia.
(b) China.
(c) North Vietnam.
(d) South Vietnam.

2. How does the mother die in the novel?
(a) The older brother murders her.
(b) Getting hit by a bus.
(c) From the same disease as the father.
(d) Drowning on the passage to Paris.

3. How old was the narrator when she cut her hair for the first time?
(a) Fifteen and a half.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Nineteen and a half.

4. The family in the story consists of white citizens residing in the colony of Chochinchina. Where is the family originally from?
(a) America.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) France.

5. How long does Dô stay with the mother?
(a) Until the mother's death.
(b) Until the narrator's affair.
(c) Until the family leaves for France.
(d) Until Dô's death.

6. In which city does the family reside while living in Chochichina?
(a) Can Thoa.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Bien Hoa.
(d) Sadec.

7. What does the narrator ride on to board the ferry?
(a) A bus.
(b) A car.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A truck.

8. Who uses the money that the narrator has access to through her relationship?
(a) The narrator and the older brother.
(b) The narrator only.
(c) The entire family.
(d) The narrator and the mother.

9. What type of courses does is the younger brother enrolled in?
(a) Science courses.
(b) Bookkeeping courses.
(c) Math courses.
(d) Real Estate courses.

10. Who escaped the law of error?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The mother.
(c) Dô.
(d) Hélène Lagonelle.

11. What style of man's hat does the narrator wear?
(a) Fedora.
(b) Cowboy.
(c) Derby.
(d) Top.

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

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

14. What becomes enshrined in the ravaged face of the narrator?
(a) Fear of the older brother.
(b) Envy of her friend's wealth.
(c) Hatred of the mother.
(d) Regret over the lover.

15. Why does the older brother leave the colony to return to France?
(a) Because he is ill.
(b) To meet his future wife.
(c) Because he fights too much with his siblings.
(d) To obtain a technical education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are evident but unequal friends in the novel?

2. Where did the family go after the father's death?

3. The narrator has ____ older sibling(s).

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

5. What does the narrator consider takes a personal toll on women?

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