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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which relative of Brett's aided in she and L's arrival in the harbor town?
2. How did Tony's parents die?
3. Who is Brett?
4. What did Tony discover when clearing the land near their house after he purchased it?
5. How are the people with whom L lived while his father died described?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did L stay instead of coming to the second place? What happened to him while there? Where did he invite M during that winter?
2. Describe L and M's first interaction the morning after he arrived at the second place. How did she feel about him? How did he make her feel?
3. Where did M and Tony pick up L? What did Justine and Kurt do while they were away?
4. How does the narrator describe the man she met on the train in Paris? What was he doing? Why did she not say something?
5. What does Tony say to M when she gets angry with him after L says he is not staying with them?
6. What did the narrator tell L about his artwork's impact on her life when she invited him to stay in the second place?
7. In what ways did L and Tony's early experiences with death manifest differently in each man?
8. What is M's impression of Brett when she first meets her?
9. What did Tony find after clearing the adjacent land he bought near the marsh? What did he do there?
10. What did Tony and M do to prepare the second place for L's arrival?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the author of Second Place. Who is she? What else has she written? How is Second Place similar or different from her previous works?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Cusk of Second Place. Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.
Essay Topic 3
Read a review of Second Place. Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.
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