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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 143 - 181.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Brett offer to help Kurt's career?
(a) She would submit his manuscript to a publishing friend she knows.
(b) She would her father print his work in his literary magazine.
(c) She would get him the best writing instruction money could buy.
(d) She would have her cousin hire him.

2. How was Brett dressed the evening they all gathered in the living room of the main house?
(a) She had on a sweatsuit.
(b) She wore pajamas.
(c) She dressed like a man.
(d) She was scantily clad.

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

4. What did L tell Kurt about becoming a writer?
(a) It has been L's dream to be a writer.
(b) He did not think he could do it.
(c) It was painstaking work.
(d) It did not take any particular talent.

5. What did M find L's interest in going to Paris reminded her of?
(a) The freedom she lacked.
(b) Falling in love with Tony.
(c) Her darkest years.
(d) The writer she met there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Arthur do often, which made Tony laugh?

2. Who did L say was a “fat and coarse” woman who he found “physically loathsome” (102)?

3. What did L sometimes say to Brett regarding his foul moods?

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

5. Who moved into the second place at the end of the story?

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