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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 69 - 108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the only request Tony made regarding M's appearance?
(a) She dressed very modestly.
(b) She did not cut or dye her hair.
(c) She wore short skirts.
(d) She wore red lipstick.

2. What did Tony wear to the harbor town when picking up L?
(a) A tuxedo and bowtie.
(b) A sweatsuit and baseball cap.
(c) Shorts and a T-Shirt.
(d) A three piece suit.

3. Who did L suspect gave his father the bruises he often saw on him when he was dying?
(a) The nurses.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brothers.

4. What does M tell L made her feel “dowdy and ugly, like a consolation prize” (57)?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His gratitude.
(c) His apathy in her presence.
(d) Her husband's lack of interest.

5. Who told M they had started willing L to come stay in the second place after L finally agreed to come?
(a) Justine.
(b) Jeffers.
(c) Tony.
(d) Kurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did L tell M he found "obscene" (19) in his first letter to her?

2. What did Brett do to Justine which upset M to the point of yelling at Brett?

3. What did L's father do when he was young to keep him near him and away from his mother?

4. What does the narrator say she learned from a young age would have made her life easier?

5. What is one example the narrator cites as moments when things do not turn out as planned?

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