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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator say appears to be free, which "doesn't look like much" (8)?
(a) Justine.
(b) Jeffers.
(c) Kurt.
(d) Tony.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does M call the cabin on her and her husband's property?

3. Where was Justine working before coming to the second place?

4. What does the narrator say Tony "does not show weakness of" (22)?

5. What was the narrator doing in Paris when she noticed a sign with a painting by L?

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