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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did L say was a “fat and coarse” woman who he found “physically loathsome” (102)?
(a) Justine.
(b) His mother.
(c) Candy.
(d) Brett.

3. What did M say before L jumped on the table and asked, "Shall we have fun?" (107)?
(a) Life with Tony was the pits.
(b) She came down there for a good time.
(c) She had never had enough fun in life.
(d) She found L attractive.

4. What did Brett ask M in regards to her relationship with L?
(a) If she knew him before their visit.
(b) If he was Justine's father.
(c) If she had had an affair with him.
(d) If she was in love with him.

5. Who was Candy?
(a) L's former girlfriend.
(b) Tony's first wife.
(c) M's first child.
(d) L's daughter.

6. What did Tony say after his first portrait sitting with L?
(a) He could not believe he sat with such a revered artist.
(b) L was not a good painter.
(c) He did not know why L did not just kill himself.
(d) L was a nice man, but misunderstood.

7. Why did L tell M he was finished with his portrait phase?
(a) He was no good at painting portraits.
(b) He had painted everyone there.
(c) He did not like spending that much time with any one person.
(d) He did not like painting portraits.

8. What did Tony begin doing which meant he did not have time to sit for L?
(a) Repaint the main house.
(b) Build an irrigation system.
(c) Catch and sell mackerel.
(d) Build a third place.

9. Aside from her books, how did M make a large sum of money?
(a) Her etchings.
(b) A series of small businesses.
(c) Her ex-husband's stocks.
(d) Selling real estate.

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

11. What did Candy ask L to do in her letter to him while he was in the second place?
(a) Write her more often.
(b) Visit in Paris.
(c) Fly her to the second place.
(d) Paint her daughter's portrait.

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

13. What did M choose to wear for her sitting with L?
(a) A three piece suit.
(b) A smock.
(c) Jeans and tight-fitting t-shirt.
(d) Her wedding dress.

14. With whom did Kurt begin to spend most of his time after embarking on his new career?
(a) L.
(b) Justine.
(c) M.
(d) Tony.

15. Why did the group gather in the living room of the main house one evening?
(a) To hear Brett and Justine sing and Kurt read.
(b) To ask Kurt to move.
(c) To tell Brett and L they had to leave.
(d) To have a family meeting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did L tell M he heard while wading back from the sandbar?

3. What did M find L's interest in going to Paris reminded her of?

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

5. What biblical scene was Brett and L painting on the wall of the second place?

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