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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did L say he was staying instead of going to the second place?
(a) Paris.
(b) A cabin in the woods.
(c) An island.
(d) His New York studio.

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

3. What does the narrator say she has wanted to be her whole life, but has never succeeded?
(a) Free.
(b) Driven.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Creative.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was staying in the second place when L wrote announcing that he would finally go there?

2. What type of painting by L was the narrator drawn to that morning in Paris?

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

4. Though the second place was built for M, who did Tony say would likely think it was for them?

5. What did M once see a musician who was staying in the second place to record bird songs doing?

(see the answer key)

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