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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 did M say before L jumped on the table and asked, "Shall we have fun?" (107)?
2. What did M give to Justine to make up for the time she was unable to care for her?
3. Why did M spend extra time fixing up the living room the evening they gathered as a group?
4. What did Justine tell M Brett did while she put herself through medical school?
5. What did M's ex call her when he picked Justine up from school one day?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does M tell L when he asks how she paid for their land and homes?
2. Why did the family gather in the living room one night while M fixed it up extra nice in case L joined them?
3. How did M feel as she got dressed for her portrait sitting? What did she wear? What did happened between her and Tony?
4. How does L describe his mother to M when she goes to the second place to deliver his package?
5. 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?
6. Describe the interaction between M and Brett after Brett pulled Justine's smock over her head?
7. What new career path does Kurt decide he is going to take? What does he do to prepare?
8. 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?
9. What does Brett tell M regarding her relationship with L while they are gardening?
10. How did Kurt treat Justine when they first stayed a the main house?
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 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 3
Several times in the novel, M refers to a time after taking a train from Paris that her life spun downward. What do you think happened based on the details she provides in the story?
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