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

2. What element of L's early artwork shocked his audience?
(a) The political commentary.
(b) The violence.
(c) The femininity.
(d) The nudity.

3. How far away is the harbor town where M and Tony need to pick up L?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 20 minutes.

4. Where was L when M first wrote to him?
(a) Chicago.
(b) L.A.
(c) San Franciso.
(d) Manhattan.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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