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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 69 - 108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of L's relatives threatened his life in some way forcing him to run away from home when he was a teen?
(a) His mother.
(b) His older siblings.
(c) His aunt and uncle.
(d) His father.

2. Who does the narrator say appears to be free, which "doesn't look like much" (8)?
(a) Justine.
(b) Kurt.
(c) Jeffers.
(d) Tony.

3. Who is Kurt?
(a) A musician who stayed in the second place.
(b) Justine's boyfriend.
(c) Tony's brother.
(d) M's first husband.

4. What did M once see a musician who was staying in the second place to record bird songs doing?
(a) Making love to a woman.
(b) Flapping around and pretending to be a bird.
(c) Talking to a bird as if it could understand.
(d) Frying eggs naked.

5. How old was L when he first became famous?
(a) In his 30s.
(b) In his 60s.
(c) In his 20s.
(d) In his 50s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long before she wrote to L did the narrator first see his artwork?

2. What nickname, which M found offensive, did Brett use with Justine?

3. What surprised M about L's portrait of Tony?

4. What did Tony wear to the harbor town when picking up L?

5. To whom is the narrator speaking in Second Place?

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