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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 36 - 68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the narrator write a letter to L in the second section?
(a) To tell him what a fan of his she was.
(b) To ask him to teach her to paint.
(c) To ask him to do an exhibit in her town.
(d) To invite him to stay at her place.

2. Who is Kurt?
(a) Tony's brother.
(b) M's first husband.
(c) A musician who stayed in the second place.
(d) Justine's boyfriend.

3. What feeling did L tell M he had from his early experience with death living near a slaughterhouse?
(a) There was no point to life.
(b) Life was fleeting.
(c) He could not be destroyed.
(d) Every day was to be cherished.

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

5. What word does the narrator use to describe the writer with whom she spent her last night in Paris?
(a) Environmentalist.
(b) Earnest.
(c) Egotist.
(d) Eccentric.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What mode of transportation does L tell M he will take to meet her?

3. Where does L say he has never felt "freer and more alone" (19)?

4. How old was M when L came to the marsh?

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

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