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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 109 - 142.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What period of M's life does she say her first encounter with L's artwork coincided?
(a) Her happiest days.
(b) Her darkest years.
(c) Her most creative time.
(d) Falling in love with Tony.

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

3. Where was the narrator heading when she met someone on a train which changed the course of her life?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Tokyo.

4. After talking with Tony, what did M realize about her desire for Justine to marry Kurt?
(a) She felt it was the safest option.
(b) She was dying to be a grandmother.
(c) She really loved Kurt.
(d) She wanted someone else to have to care for Justine.

5. What did L say when Kurt asked for opinions after he finished his reading?
(a) It went by fast.
(b) It was far too long.
(c) It was pretentious and contrived.
(d) It was beautifully descriptive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tony fail to do, which sometimes made M feel invisible?

2. What did M give to Justine to make up for the time she was unable to care for her?

3. How long before she wrote to L did the narrator first see his artwork?

4. What did M do not long after her ex-husband humiliated her in front of Justine?

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

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