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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a letter to the narrator after high school, what sport does the younger brother say he has taken up?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Golf.
(c) Field hockey.
(d) Polo.

2. What is the momentous turning point in the life of the narrator?
(a) Her return to Paris.
(b) Her graduation from school.
(c) The meeting and affair with the lover.
(d) The death of the mother.

3. During their relationship, the couple discusses many subjects. Which of the following subjects do they NOT discuss?
(a) Money.
(b) Self.
(c) Love.
(d) Politics.

4. In segment 13, who learns of the relationship and begins to attack it?
(a) Hélène Lagonelle.
(b) The younger brother.
(c) The mother.
(d) The lover's father.

5. Who controlled when and where the lover and the narrator would meet?
(a) The older brother.
(b) The lover.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The mother.

6. What did the mother often do with the family?
(a) She took them to see plays at the local theater.
(b) She had their portraits drawn by a professional artist.
(c) She assembled them for professional photography sessions.
(d) She had their fortunes read by a local psychic.

7. Where do the narrator and the lover first engage in sexual intercourse?
(a) Her school.
(b) The ferry.
(c) His home.
(d) Her home.

8. How did the lover end up back in Chochinchina?
(a) His father recalled him with the threat of cutting him off.
(b) He was done with school and wanted to start working.
(c) He got bored with his life and wanted to go home.
(d) He missed his family and came back to see them.

9. What group did the narrator join after the war?
(a) The French Communist Party.
(b) The Young Politicians.
(c) The Literary Guild.
(d) The French Socialist Party.

10. In what year does the narrator finish high school?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1942.

11. The lover fears that the narrator only wants his _______.
(a) Love.
(b) Brother.
(c) Car.
(d) Money.

12. When does the narrator see imperfection in the lover?
(a) When he explains how his father amassed his wealth.
(b) When he becomes acquainted with the family.
(c) When he refuses to pay a restaurant bill.
(d) When he turns down the sexual advances of the narrator.

13. What is the name of the mother's first husband?
(a) Mr. Strange.
(b) Mr. Light.
(c) Mr. Night.
(d) Mr. Dark.

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

15. In segment 16, what does the narrator compare her life to?
(a) A movie.
(b) A tragic play.
(c) A series of staged photographs.
(d) A raging river.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the relationship between Hélène Lagonelle and the narrator end?

2. Who actively supports the older brother's behavior?

3. The mother's actions towards the girl's situation include all of the following except:

4. How does the narrator feel about her situation as a "kept woman"?

5. What does the narrator equate the older brother with?

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