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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 did Justine change her physical appearance after spending more time with Brett?

2. What did L tell M he and Brett called her ladder-back chair in the second place?

3. What did L finally agree to do after M told him more about her past?

4. How was Brett dressed the evening they all gathered in the living room of the main house?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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. Why does M find it interesting that Kurt is able to speak so freely with L?

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 does Brett tell M regarding her relationship with L while they are gardening?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. How does L describe his mother to M when she goes to the second place to deliver his package?

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 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 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.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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