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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was M when L came to the marsh?
(a) 65.
(b) 27.
(c) 35.
(d) 50.

2. What was the only request Tony made regarding M's appearance?
(a) She wore red lipstick.
(b) She did not cut or dye her hair.
(c) She dressed very modestly.
(d) She wore short skirts.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the narrator speaking in Second Place?

2. Where was the narrator heading when she met someone on a train which changed the course of her life?

3. Which style of painting most spoke to the narrator as she walked through his gallery in Paris?

4. Who did L tell M he wanted to paint first?

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

(see the answer key)

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