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

2. Who is the author of Second Place?
(a) Rachel Chaplain.
(b) Rachel Champagne.
(c) Rachel Cusack.
(d) Rachel Cusk.

3. How old was M when L came to the marsh?
(a) 50.
(b) 27.
(c) 65.
(d) 35.

4. Where else in the world did the narrator get the same feeling she had when looking at L's paintings?
(a) Her quiet study.
(b) Her husband's marsh.
(c) The woods.
(d) The streets of Paris.

5. How does the narrator describe the freedom that L's painting emanated?
(a) Undoubtedly female.
(b) Beautifully narcissistic.
(c) Elegantly silent.
(d) Unrepentantly male.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did L live while his father was dying?

2. What does L tell M he always feel the need to escape during their first conversation after he arrived at the second place?

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

4. How old was L when he first became famous?

5. What period of M's life does she say her first encounter with L's artwork coincided?

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