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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Towards the end of her life, the mother groomed herself for one final professional photograph. What was done to this photograph?
(a) It was retouched to make her look artifical.
(b) It was never developed properly.
(c) It was sold by the older brother.
(d) It was thrown out by the narrator.

4. During conversation, the lover tells the narrator he knows someone that she knows. Who is it?
(a) The younger brother.
(b) Dô.
(c) Hélène Lagonelle.
(d) The older brother.

5. Who demanded that the relationship between the narrator and the lover end?
(a) The lover's father.
(b) A teacher.
(c) The mother.
(d) The older brother.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What would the mother do after she emerged from a depressive episode?
(a) Entertain friends in her home.
(b) Order a general house cleaning.
(c) Take the family to restaurants and nightclubs.
(d) Order more dresses for herself.

12. How long does the relationship between the lover and the narrator last?
(a) A year and a half.
(b) Half a year.
(c) Two years.
(d) A year.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In segment 14, what does the narrator begin to flaunt while she is still in school?

2. Who often weeps?

3. When does the narrator see imperfection in the lover?

4. Where do the narrator and the lover first engage in sexual intercourse?

5. How does the lover describe his life in Paris, where he was a student?

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