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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 was Tony doing after M ran back from the second home after seeing the painting L and Brett were making?
2. What did M think was a "pointless squandering of [Justine's] femininity" (71)?
3. What did M realize about the mural Brett and L were making on the walls of the second place?
4. What were L's earliest subjects when he was learning to draw?
5. After talking with Tony, what did M realize about her desire for Justine to marry Kurt?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did M interpret L's long explanation for why he would not paint her portrait the day he found her picking edible greens by the water? How did L respond to M's reaction?
2. How did Justine and Tony's desire to get a dog make M feel?
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. How old was Justine when M returned from Paris when her marriage ended? Why did M not see her daughter for a year?
5. What does Candy say in the letter L received while at the second place?
6. How did Justine's relationship with Brett change her?
7. How did M feel as she got dressed for her portrait sitting? What did she wear? What did happened between her and Tony?
8. What does L tell M about his father when she goes to the second place to deliver a package that arrived for him?
9. How did Kurt treat Justine when they first stayed a the main house?
10. Describe the interaction between M and Brett after Brett pulled Justine's smock over her head?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Cusk's commentary on art in Second Place. How is art important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Cusk's language style and word choice in Second Place. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.
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