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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nouvelle Ecole Française?
(a) A store visited by the narrator.
(b) A popular theater in Chochinchina.
(c) A French language school run by the mother.
(d) A favorite phrase of the narrator.

2. How does the narrator wear dresses?
(a) Backwards.
(b) Very tight to show off her body.
(c) As if they were sacks.
(d) A little loose but fitted.

3. What does the narrator ride on to board the ferry?
(a) A truck.
(b) A car.
(c) A bus.
(d) A bicycle.

4. What is the mother obsessed with in regards to the narrator?
(a) Sending her to France.
(b) Her being a great writer.
(c) Having her marry the lover.
(d) Having her escape poverty.

5. Where did the narrator find her hat?
(a) A boutique.
(b) Her friend's suitcase.
(c) A second-hand store.
(d) Her mother's closet.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is the older brother when the mother dies?

2. While living in the French colony of Chochinchina, in what city is the narrator's school located?

3. Which item is NOT a part of the ensemble worn by the narrator?

4. What does the mother equate the narrator's awakening sexuality with?

5. In the novel, who does the mother favor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's relationship with her family later in life?

2. Describe the mother's behavior toward her daughter's conduct during the height of her relationship with the lover in segments 15 and 16.

3. What happens to the lover after the narrator leaves for France?

4. What compels the Chinese financier to approach the narrator?

5. Why does the lover fear the relationship will become public?

6. Once wealthy, now all of the family's money is tied up in property investments. Describe the family property around the time the narrator visits it.

7. During the height of the relationship, the narrator becomes increasingly fixed on her friend, Helene Lagonelle. What does the narrator express desire to do concerning Helene Lagonelle?

8. What is the relationship between the lover and the narrator? How does the narrator feel about it?

9. What is the social and economic status of the lover when the narrator meets him?

10. What metaphor is used in sync with the narrator's perfect moment in time, when she is on the ferry where she will meet the lover?

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