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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. What surprised M about L's portrait of Tony?

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

3. What did M learn about Justine's time with her father?

4. What was Tony doing after M ran back from the second home after seeing the painting L and Brett were making?

5. How old was Justine when L stayed with them at the second place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tony do while he and M were apart when they first fell in love? How did M feel about this part of her life in comparison to other times?

2. Why does M think parents try to predict how a child will turn out? What does she think is all that really matters in terms of parenting?

3. How did Kurt treat Justine when they first stayed a the main house?

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. 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?

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

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

8. What does Candy say in the letter L received while at the second place?

9. Where would M watch her daughter when she was young and M was unable to see her? What did her husband do and say when he spotted M? What did M do not long after that day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay examining the cabin in the North Hills as a symbol in Second Place. In what scenes does the cabin appear? What is the context? How does the cabin develop the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring who Jeffers may be. Indicate who you think Jeffers is using textual evidence to back your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance M's family's economic status has on the story. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if her family were poor? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.

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