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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was L when M first wrote to him?
(a) Chicago.
(b) San Franciso.
(c) L.A.
(d) Manhattan.

2. What did Justine tell M Brett did while she put herself through medical school?
(a) Danced in the London ballet.
(b) Worked as a waitress.
(c) Worked as a sailing instructor.
(d) Taught night school.

3. What did Brett tell M that L first thought she could do for him, but she was unable?
(a) Ease his suicidal thoughts.
(b) Fix him sexually.
(c) Inspire his creativity.
(d) Make him young again.

4. What phrase did L use to describe M's novels?
(a) Womanly drivel.
(b) Pretentious ramblings.
(c) Insignificant words.
(d) Little books.

5. What did L tell M he found "obscene" (19) in his first letter to her?
(a) The pollution in L.A.
(b) The traffic in Boston.
(c) The amount of money he was making.
(d) The way women dressed these days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname, which M found offensive, did Brett use with Justine?

2. What does M call the cabin on her and her husband's property?

3. Who does the narrator say she meant on a train at the start of the novel, which made the following years difficult?

4. Which style of painting most spoke to the narrator as she walked through his gallery in Paris?

5. How much of Justine's young life was M unable to care for her?

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