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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 143 - 181.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did L tell M he found "obscene" (19) in his first letter to her?
(a) The traffic in Boston.
(b) The pollution in L.A.
(c) The way women dressed these days.
(d) The amount of money he was making.

2. What phrase did L use to describe M's novels?
(a) Pretentious ramblings.
(b) Little books.
(c) Insignificant words.
(d) Womanly drivel.

3. What did M learn L had done in the letters he wrote to people while staying at the second place?
(a) Said wonderful things about Kurt.
(b) Said disgusting things about Justine.
(c) Said complimentary things about M.
(d) Said awful things about M.

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

5. Though Tony's adopted parents never spoke of his origins, what did M suspect they were?
(a) South Asian.
(b) African American.
(c) Native American.
(d) Hispanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did M feel as Justine grew more and more independent?

2. Who moved into the second place at the end of the story?

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

4. What is the name of the woman who sent M the letter L had written her?

5. What was Tony doing after M ran back from the second home after seeing the painting L and Brett were making?

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