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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say nothing as she watches an old man fondle a little girl on the train?
(a) She hoped someone else would.
(b) She did not care.
(c) The man threatened her.
(d) She had lost her voice.

2. How many children does the narrator tell Jeffers she had when she went to Paris?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. What does M call the cabin on her and her husband's property?
(a) The artist's residence.
(b) The other place.
(c) The tiny house.
(d) The second place.

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

5. Where does L say he has never felt "freer and more alone" (19)?
(a) New York.
(b) The marsh.
(c) L.A.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tony want in the second place, which M did not?

2. What did Tony and M do to prepare the second place for L's arrivals the first time he said he would come?

3. How long before she wrote to L did the narrator first see his artwork?

4. What does the narrator say she has wanted to be her whole life, but has never succeeded?

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

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