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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. How was Brett dressed the evening they all gathered in the living room of the main house?
2. What did Brett do to Justine which upset M to the point of yelling at Brett?
3. What did M realize about the mural Brett and L were making on the walls of the second place?
4. How did M feel as Justine grew more and more independent?
5. What did M think was a "pointless squandering of [Justine's] femininity" (71)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How old was Justine when M returned from Paris when her marriage ended? Why did M not see her daughter for a year?
2. How did Kurt treat Justine when they first stayed a the main house?
3. What does L tell M about his father when she goes to the second place to deliver a package that arrived for him?
4. 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?
5. How did Justine and Tony's desire to get a dog make M feel?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. Describe Kurt's reading in the living room at the main house. What did L say about it when he was finished?
9. Why did the family gather in the living room one night while M fixed it up extra nice in case L joined them?
10. How did Justine's relationship with Brett change her?
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
Define setting and discuss the significance of Cusk’s choice of setting in Second Place.
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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