Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Tony do often when he and M first met?
2. How did M feel as Justine grew more and more independent?
3. Why did the group gather in the living room of the main house one evening?
4. What did Justine ask her mother when she tried to hug her after Tony had told her Justine needed her love?
5. Who did L say was a “fat and coarse” woman who he found “physically loathsome” (102)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Kurt's reading in the living room at the main house. What did L say about it when he was finished?
2. What does L tell M about his father when she goes to the second place to deliver a package that arrived for him?
3. What does Brett tell M regarding her relationship with L while they are gardening?
4. How did Justine and Tony's desire to get a dog make M feel?
5. Describe the interaction between M and Brett after Brett pulled Justine's smock over her head?
6. How does L describe his mother to M when she goes to the second place to deliver his package?
7. How old was Justine when M returned from Paris when her marriage ended? Why did M not see her daughter for a year?
8. What new career path does Kurt decide he is going to take? What does he do to prepare?
9. 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?
10. Why does L jump on the table in the second place and ask M if they should have fun? How does M feel about this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the central purpose of this story. What response do you think the author hoped to get from her readers? Do you think she was successful? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Define setting and discuss the significance of Cusk’s choice of setting in Second Place.
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.
|
This section contains 856 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
