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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did the lover end up back in Chochinchina?
2. What does the lover have difficulty doing?
3. What does the mother compare her daughter's diamond ring to?
4. What two new characters do we meet in segment 14?
5. In segment 13, what is the status of the relationship?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Come up with a list of at least 5 literary devices that are used in the novel. For each one, define the literary device, identify its use in the novel, give a few examples of its use and explain the author's reason for using it.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the early life of the narrator with the later life of the narrator. How does the narrator change? How do her circumstances and family life change? Are there any characteristics of the narrator that remain unchanged from her early life into her later life? What aspects of the narrator's personality does she carry with her throughout life?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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