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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told M they had started willing L to come stay in the second place after L finally agreed to come?
(a) Tony.
(b) Justine.
(c) Jeffers.
(d) Kurt.

2. What was the narrator doing in Paris when she noticed a sign with a painting by L?
(a) Heading to meet a friend for dinner.
(b) Having wine with a man.
(c) Searching for something to eat.
(d) Drinking espresso in a cafe.

3. What did Tony fail to do, which sometimes made M feel invisible?
(a) Hug her.
(b) Criticize.
(c) Ask how her day was.
(d) Tell her she was beautiful.

4. What did Tony and M do to prepare the second place for L's arrivals the first time he said he would come?
(a) Stocked the fridge with his favorite foods.
(b) Updated the plumbing.
(c) Filled the place with paints and canvases.
(d) Repainted the walls and waxed the floors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was staying in the second place when L wrote announcing that he would finally go there?

2. Who is the author of Second Place?

3. Why does the narrator say nothing as she watches an old man fondle a little girl on the train?

4. Where was Justine working before coming to the second place?

5. Where was L when M first wrote to him?

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