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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. Later in her life, whose photograph does the narrator see that reminds her of herself as the young woman on the ferry?
2. Where did the narrator find her hat?
3. What happens to the wives of the colonial potentates as they age in the colony?
4. Who takes care of the family property?
5. What material is the narrator's dress made of?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the social and economic status of the lover when the narrator meets him?
2. How does the lover feel about the narrator at the end of the relationship?
3. Describe the character of the older brother and his relationship with the family.
4. Would the brothers and the narrator be considered to be equals?
5. Notice the difference in the mother and narrator's opinions of photography. What is the difference, and what does it point out about the difference in these characters?
6. Since the family's wealth is tied up in the land investments, how does the mother provide income for the family? How does the income benefit the family?
7. How does the moment on the ferry where the narrator meets the lover become a turning point in the life of the narrator and her family?
8. 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?
9. Why does the mother choose to voice her opinion to the narrator right before leaving for France?
10. The lover makes a comment about the narrator's method of transportation. What is it...why is it strange... and what does it indicate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
French Indochina was a French colony predominantly made up of non-Caucasian natives and French and foreign colonists. How would this arrangement lead to the presence of institutional or colonial racism? How is colonial racism addressed in this novel? What characters in the novel express racism? Provide examples.
Essay Topic 2
Look at the character of the older brother. Regardless of his bullying and wastrel ways, he is the favorite of the mother. What aspects of family life lead him to act the way that he does? How could the mother have affected his life if she had chosen to treat him differently? Is his attitude and personality connected to his later life? What happens to the older brother in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
At a point in the novel, the narrator compares her love for the lover to water hidden in sand. What does the narrator mean by this? When does the narrator realize she loved the lover? How does that come about?
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