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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though the second place was built for M, who did Tony say would likely think it was for them?
(a) Justine.
(b) L.
(c) Jeffers.
(d) Kurt.

2. What does the narrator say Tony "does not show weakness of" (22)?
(a) Charity.
(b) Neglect.
(c) Pride.
(d) Spirit.

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

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

5. What was the narrator doing in Paris when she noticed a sign with a painting by L?
(a) Searching for something to eat.
(b) Heading to meet a friend for dinner.
(c) Drinking espresso in a cafe.
(d) Having wine with a man.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word does the narrator use to describe the writer with whom she spent her last night in Paris?

4. How does the narrator describe the freedom that L's painting emanated?

5. Who is Kurt?

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