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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 36 - 68.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator say she meant on a train at the start of the novel, which made the following years difficult?
(a) The devil.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her first husband.
(d) A thief.

3. Why did the narrator write a letter to L in the second section?
(a) To tell him what a fan of his she was.
(b) To ask him to teach her to paint.
(c) To invite him to stay at her place.
(d) To ask him to do an exhibit in her town.

4. What element of L's early artwork shocked his audience?
(a) The femininity.
(b) The political commentary.
(c) The nudity.
(d) The violence.

5. What did Brett say the second place seemed to be straight out of when she first saw it?
(a) A Good Housekeeping magazine.
(b) A romance novel.
(c) A fairy tale.
(d) A horror story.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Brett?

2. Though Tony's adopted parents never spoke of his origins, what did M suspect they were?

3. Where does L say he has never felt "freer and more alone" (19)?

4. What type of vehicle does Tony drive?

5. What type of painting by L was the narrator drawn to that morning in Paris?

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