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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did M send to L and Brett to get a list of items they might need from the nearest town?
(a) Tony's friends.
(b) Justine and Kurt.
(c) Jeffers.
(d) Tony.

2. What did Tony fail to do, which sometimes made M feel invisible?
(a) Hug her.
(b) Ask how her day was.
(c) Criticize.
(d) Tell her she was beautiful.

3. What type of painting by L was the narrator drawn to that morning in Paris?
(a) Abstract.
(b) Self-portrait.
(c) Still life.
(d) Landscape.

4. What mode of transportation does L tell M he will take to meet her?
(a) A private jet.
(b) A jeep.
(c) A boat.
(d) A horse.

5. How long before she wrote to L did the narrator first see his artwork?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does M tell L made her feel “dowdy and ugly, like a consolation prize” (57)?

2. Why did Brett want M to buy new bed linens?

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

4. What did Tony wear to the harbor town when picking up L?

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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