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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is done to the lover on the outings to the restaurants and nightclubs?
(a) He has to stand the whole time.
(b) He is made to sit at a different table.
(c) He is not allowed to speak to the narrator.
(d) He is mostly ignored.

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

4. 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.

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

6. How old is the lover when the relationship with the narrator begins?
(a) Twenty-seven.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Twenty-nine.

7. How does the mother feel about the older brother?
(a) She is appalled by his behavior toward her other children.
(b) She considers him her only validated child.
(c) She wants him to take care of the family's money.
(d) She thinks he is spoiled.

8. In what year does the younger brother die?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1929.

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

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

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

12. In segment 14, who is an American woman from Boston that runs a house in Paris?
(a) Harriet Lagonelle.
(b) Jean Thomas.
(c) Betty Fernandez.
(d) Marie-Claude Carpenter.

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

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

15. What is the relationship between the lover and the narrator based on?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Love.
(d) Sexual desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many letters does the younger brother write to his sister during the period after high school?

2. What is the name of the mother's first husband?

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

4. During their relationship, the couple discusses many subjects. Which of the following subjects do they NOT discuss?

5. What does the narrator realize about the lover even upon the first meeting?

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