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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 109 - 142.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kurt confess to M regarding his attempt at becoming a writer?
(a) L had suggested it.
(b) It had always been his dream.
(c) Tony had suggested it since he was not very helpful.
(d) He thought it would impress M.

2. What surprised M when she went to the second place to bring L a package that had arrived for him?
(a) They repainted the walls.
(b) They took her curtains down.
(c) L was dead.
(d) They trashed the place.

3. Who drank the least when everyone from the main house and the second house sat by the fire?
(a) M.
(b) Brett.
(c) Justine.
(d) L.

4. What was M doing by the water when L approached her wearing rolled up trousers?
(a) Gathering edible greens.
(b) Working on her novel.
(c) Sunbathing.
(d) Reading.

5. What did L's father do when he was young to keep him near him and away from his mother?
(a) Read him books.
(b) Tie him to a tree nearby.
(c) Give him drawing materials.
(d) Have him work with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did L tell M he was finished with his portrait phase?

2. In Candy's letter, why does she say she had been thinking of L and their time in California?

3. What element of L's early artwork shocked his audience?

4. How did Tony's parents die?

5. What does M tell L made her feel “dowdy and ugly, like a consolation prize” (57)?

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