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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the lover have difficulty doing?
(a) Expressing his feelings.
(b) Paying attention to the narrator.
(c) Driving a car.
(d) Entertaining the narrator.

3. How does the relationship between Hélène Lagonelle and the narrator end?
(a) They have a fight and stop talking.
(b) The narrator leaves for France.
(c) Hélène Lagonelle leaves school without explanation.
(d) Hélène Lagonelle marries the lover.

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

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

6. What does the mother compare her daughter's diamond ring to?
(a) Her first engagement ring.
(b) Her mother's wedding ring.
(c) A ring she had to pawn for money.
(d) A beautiful crystal.

7. The mother's actions towards the girl's situation include all of the following except:
(a) The mother throws her daughter out of the house.
(b) The mother weeps.
(c) The mother laughs about her daughter's excesses.
(d) The mother defends her daughter.

8. What does the lover recall with great affection?
(a) A trip to America.
(b) His home in China.
(c) His mother.
(d) The Parisan nightlife.

9. What does the narrator realize about the lover even upon the first meeting?
(a) He has no real interest in her.
(b) He is an intimidating person.
(c) He wants to marry her.
(d) He is afraid of her and she has power over him.

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

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

12. Who decided that the narrator's family should move to France?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The mother.
(c) The older brother.
(d) The lover's father.

13. At the end of their relationship, what is true about the lover?
(a) His desire for the narrator is non-existent.
(b) His desire for the narrator has not faded.
(c) He regrets the entire relationship.
(d) His money has run out.

14. The narrator tells the lover that she has no desire for him to be ________.
(a) Monogamous.
(b) Polite.
(c) Her friend.
(d) Generous.

15. What does the lover fear will happen should the relationship become public?
(a) He will be humiliated and disgraced.
(b) He will be sent back to China.
(c) He will lose his inheritance.
(d) He will be forced to marry the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the mother, what has the daughter done to her own life?

2. Who does the narrator believe never knew the pleasure of sex?

3. What does the narrator describe sex as being related to?

4. How does the mother feel about the older brother?

5. In segment 16, what does the narrator compare her life to?

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