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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of L's relatives threatened his life in some way forcing him to run away from home when he was a teen?
(a) His mother.
(b) His older siblings.
(c) His father.
(d) His aunt and uncle.

2. Who does the narrator say she meant on a train at the start of the novel, which made the following years difficult?
(a) The devil.
(b) A thief.
(c) Her first husband.
(d) Her father.

3. What did Tony wear to the harbor town when picking up L?
(a) A three piece suit.
(b) A sweatsuit and baseball cap.
(c) Shorts and a T-Shirt.
(d) A tuxedo and bowtie.

4. With whom did L live while his father was dying?
(a) His older brother.
(b) His older sister and her husband.
(c) His aunt and uncle.
(d) Foster parents.

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

6. What type of business did L's family own?
(a) Bowling alley.
(b) Tree farm.
(c) Slaughterhouse.
(d) Dairy farm.

7. What word does the narrator use to describe the writer with whom she spent her last night in Paris?
(a) Earnest.
(b) Egotist.
(c) Eccentric.
(d) Environmentalist.

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

9. How many children does the narrator tell Jeffers she had when she went to Paris?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

10. What did Tony discover when clearing the land near their house after he purchased it?
(a) A old graveyard.
(b) A suitcase of L's paintings.
(c) A safe filled with gold.
(d) A decaying cottage.

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

12. What did L ask M when he wrote that he was staying in Rio de Janeiro?
(a) If she could get him out of there.
(b) If she knew anyone in the area.
(c) If she would join him.
(d) If she had ever been there.

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

14. 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.

15. How are the people with whom L lived while his father died described?
(a) Studious and intellectually.
(b) Hardworking and rough around the edges.
(c) Rough and rambunctious.
(d) Quiet and calm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the narrator meet during her darkest years who helped improve her life?

2. What was the narrator doing in Paris when she noticed a sign with a painting by L?

3. What did Kurt and Justine do at the house while M and Tony drove to get L?

4. How far away is the harbor town where M and Tony need to pick up L?

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

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