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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In segment 16, what does the narrator compare her life to?
(a) A series of staged photographs.
(b) A raging river.
(c) A movie.
(d) A tragic play.

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

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

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

5. Who does the narrator feel ruled by?
(a) The older brother.
(b) The mother.
(c) The lover's father.
(d) The lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who often weeps?

2. How does the narrator describe the body of the lover?

3. Which word best describes the older brother?

4. Because of her involvement in the relationship with the lover, how do people in the colony react toward the narrator?

5. How does the relationship between Hélène Lagonelle and the narrator end?

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