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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kurt tell M that L had said he wanted to do to her?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Become her.
(c) Destroy her.
(d) Make love to her.

2. How much of Justine's young life was M unable to care for her?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

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

4. How did M feel as Justine grew more and more independent?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

5. What did M find L's interest in going to Paris reminded her of?
(a) The writer she met there.
(b) Her darkest years.
(c) The freedom she lacked.
(d) Falling in love with Tony.

6. How did M react when L explained why he did not paint her portrait?
(a) She stormed away.
(b) She told him he was not a good artist.
(c) She cried.
(d) She flew at him in a rage.

7. What did Kurt confess to M regarding his attempt at becoming a writer?
(a) It had always been his dream.
(b) L had suggested it.
(c) He thought it would impress M.
(d) Tony had suggested it since he was not very helpful.

8. Who was the only one of the group who did not sing along with Justine as she sang and played her guitar?
(a) M.
(b) Brett.
(c) Kurt.
(d) L.

9. What did Brett do to Justine which upset M to the point of yelling at Brett?
(a) She pulled her smock over her head.
(b) She cut her hair.
(c) She stole her boyfriend.
(d) She called her fat.

10. What did L tell M he and Brett called her ladder-back chair in the second place?
(a) The naughty chair.
(b) The electric chair.
(c) The dunce chair.
(d) The calm chair.

11. What was M doing by the water when L approached her wearing rolled up trousers?
(a) Reading.
(b) Working on her novel.
(c) Sunbathing.
(d) Gathering edible greens.

12. How did M sometimes feel when Tony asked Kurt to help him with work?
(a) She felt please her daughter had found such a masculine boyfriend.
(b) She wanted to protest.
(c) She felt glad Kurt could take some of the burden off Tony.
(d) She felt relieved he was not asking her.

13. Who drank the least when everyone from the main house and the second house sat by the fire?
(a) Justine.
(b) M.
(c) L.
(d) Brett.

14. What did M do not long after her ex-husband humiliated her in front of Justine?
(a) She got full custody of Justine.
(b) She moved to Paris.
(c) She tried to kill herself.
(d) She married Tony.

15. How did M feel when Tony, Justine, and Kurt seemed suspicious at her excitement when L agreed to paint her?
(a) She felt nobody wanted her to be happy.
(b) She thought they were jealous.
(c) She thought they just did not understand.
(d) She thought they were afraid she would have an affair with L.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new career path does Kurt announce after Justine begins spending more time with Brett?

2. How long did it take for Kurt to finish reading his manuscript?

3. Who was the only person who appeared to listen to Kurt as he read his manuscript?

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

5. What phrase did L use to describe M's novels?

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