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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 36 - 68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator say she meant on a train at the start of the novel, which made the following years difficult?
(a) A thief.
(b) The devil.
(c) Her first husband.
(d) Her father.

2. How does the narrator describe the freedom that L's painting emanated?
(a) Beautifully narcissistic.
(b) Elegantly silent.
(c) Undoubtedly female.
(d) Unrepentantly male.

3. Where was the narrator heading when she met someone on a train which changed the course of her life?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Paris.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) London.

4. What does M call the cabin on her and her husband's property?
(a) The other place.
(b) The artist's residence.
(c) The second place.
(d) The tiny house.

5. What does the narrator say she learned from a young age would have made her life easier?
(a) Being well-educated.
(b) Being free.
(c) Being rich.
(d) Being male.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did L ask M when he wrote that he was staying in Rio de Janeiro?

2. What did M once see a musician who was staying in the second place to record bird songs doing?

3. What feeling did L tell M he had from his early experience with death living near a slaughterhouse?

4. Though the second place was built for M, who did Tony say would likely think it was for them?

5. Who did the narrator meet during her darkest years who helped improve her life?

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