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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 69 - 108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprised M about L's portrait of Tony?
(a) Tony was far more handsome.
(b) Tony was very tiny in it.
(c) Tony was ugly.
(d) Tony was feminine.

2. In Candy's letter, why does she say she had been thinking of L and their time in California?
(a) She came across an old photo album.
(b) Her daughter is the same age Candy was then.
(c) She read an article about L.
(d) Her marriage is falling apart.

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

4. What does M refer to as "all so many stabs in the dark" (69)?
(a) Trying to predict how your child will turn out.
(b) Trying to raise a decent human.
(c) Trying to make a marriage work.
(d) Trying to make ends meet.

5. What did L's father do when he was young to keep him near him and away from his mother?
(a) Have him work with him.
(b) Give him drawing materials.
(c) Tie him to a tree nearby.
(d) Read him books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did M think was in the picture that fell out of Justine's purse?

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

3. What surprised M when she went to the second place to bring L a package that had arrived for him?

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

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

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