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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of people were attracted to the houses the narrator describes in segment 14?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Young people.
(c) Note-worthy people.
(d) Foreigners.

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

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

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

5. What does the lover pass on to the narrator on their last sexual encounter?
(a) His new address.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) His wisdom.
(d) A disease.

6. Who is the primary recipient of the older brother's anger?
(a) The lover.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The younger brother.
(d) The mother.

7. Who often joins the lover and the narrator at expensive restaurants and nightclubs?
(a) The lover's father.
(b) Dô.
(c) The narrator's family.
(d) Hélène Lagonelle.

8. What does Hélène Lagonelle talk often of during her conversations with the narrator?
(a) Running away.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Schoolwork.
(d) Getting married.

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

10. What subject was NOT discussed in the houses where the narrator took her meals and spent much time?
(a) Literature.
(b) The arts.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.

11. Who actively supports the older brother's behavior?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The mother.
(c) The lover.
(d) The younger brother.

12. Who is the biggest influence on the why the relationship between the narrator and the lover is ending?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The lover's father.
(c) The mother.
(d) The lover.

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

14. How does the narrator describe the body of the lover?
(a) Androgynous.
(b) Feminine.
(c) Masculine.
(d) Deformed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to the narrator over the course of the relationship?

2. What did the mother always take with her on her trips to France?

3. In segment 13, what is the status of the relationship?

4. What is the relationship between the younger brother and the narrator after high school?

5. What two new characters do we meet in segment 14?

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