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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Justine change her physical appearance after spending more time with Brett?
(a) She grew out her hair and dressed in flattering clothing.
(b) She lost a ton of weight and stopped eating.
(c) She gained a lot of weight and looked depressed.
(d) She shaved her head and wore sweat suits.

3. Who was the only person who appeared to listen to Kurt as he read his manuscript?
(a) Tony.
(b) Brett.
(c) L.
(d) M.

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

5. What does M assure L the sound he heard was, which was no cause for worry?
(a) Local children playing tricks on him.
(b) Tony and his friends workin.
(c) Gas guns farmers use to keep birds off their crops.
(d) Justine being silly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Candy?

2. What did Tony begin doing which meant he did not have time to sit for L?

3. How did M sometimes feel when Tony asked Kurt to help him with work?

4. What was M doing by the water when L approached her wearing rolled up trousers?

5. Who did L say was a “fat and coarse” woman who he found “physically loathsome” (102)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the family gather in the living room one night while M fixed it up extra nice in case L joined them?

2. How did M feel as she got dressed for her portrait sitting? What did she wear? What did happened between her and Tony?

3. What did Kurt tell M about L the day after his reading? What advice did L give to Kurt regarding Justine? What did Kurt warn M that L had said to him?

4. What were Brett and L doing when M approached the second place for her portrait sitting? Why did M think they were mocking her?

5. Describe the interaction between M and Brett after Brett pulled Justine's smock over her head?

6. Why does M find it interesting that Kurt is able to speak so freely with L?

7. What does L tell M about his father when she goes to the second place to deliver a package that arrived for him?

8. How old was Justine when M returned from Paris when her marriage ended? Why did M not see her daughter for a year?

9. What did M give to Justine to make up for the year she was unable to care for her? Does M believe Justine ever used this?

10. How did Justine and Tony's desire to get a dog make M feel?

(see the answer keys)

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