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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The major events recalled in the novel about the time the family lived in Chochinchina happen when the narrator is _________ years old.
2. What subject is the narrator less successful in?
3. Who takes care of the family property?
4. After the father's death, the mother is in control of the family's finances. She consequently mismanages the money, leaving the family poor. What did the mother buy that resulted in the loss of the family's wealth?
5. Where does the narrator get her dresses?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator feel after she receives news of the younger brother's death?
2. What does the lover fear that the narrator wants from the relationship, and how does the narrator respond?
3. In segment 13, what happens between the narrator and the lover that results in the narrator being turned off by the lover for the first time?
4. What becomes of the older brother after the narrator's family moves back to France?
5. How was the narrator able to understand colonial life at such an early age?
6. Describe the mother's behavior toward her daughter's conduct during the height of her relationship with the lover in segments 15 and 16.
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. How was Dô, the family servant, treated by the family, and how did she react to this treatment?
9. What are the older brother's actions toward the younger brother and how does the mother respond?
10. How does the mother feel about the education of her children? How do they act in return?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author chooses to write her novel in a form of narrative style that shifts back and forth in time. What are the effects of this kind of writing? How does this narrative style aid the reader in the comprehension of the novel? Is this type of narrative style ineffective for writing a novel dealing with such a lengthy period of time?
Essay Topic 2
There are four female characters in this novel. Discuss the role of women in the novel and their relationship and interaction with one another. What are the defining relationships in the novel and what do we learn from them?
Essay Topic 3
Identify important symbols in the novel. What can be seen as symbols of the relationship? What symbolizes the dysfunction of the family? What symbolizes the narrator's sexuality? How are these symbols related to the novel and what do they express about the subjects they are symbolizing?
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