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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did L tell M he wanted to paint first?
(a) Brett.
(b) Kurt.
(c) Tony.
(d) M.

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

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

5. How old was L when he first became famous?
(a) In his 60s.
(b) In his 50s.
(c) In his 20s.
(d) In his 30s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did M send to L and Brett to get a list of items they might need from the nearest town?

2. Who is Kurt?

3. Why did the narrator write a letter to L in the second section?

4. Who does the narrator say she meant on a train at the start of the novel, which made the following years difficult?

5. What is one example the narrator cites as moments when things do not turn out as planned?

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